Incident date: 2024-04-30
NAICS industry code: 326199

An employee was feeding plastic into a machine when the plastic got wrapped around the blades inside the machine. The plastic film was also wrapped around the employee's left middle finger and the finger was severed, resulting in an amputation at the distal joint.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
code_source: title: Machinery  unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high