Incident date: 2020-10-22
NAICS industry code: 311615

An employee was using a tool to reach for a "kicked out" chicken that fell into the drip pan. The end of the tool caught on a shackle and was pulled down the shackle line. The tool's handle pinched the employee's left ring finger against the other shackle(s) resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Butchering machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high