Incident date: 2025-02-27
NAICS industry code: 325314

An employee opened a hatch on a product chute. His left thumb and fingers were caught in a pinch point between the magnetic hatch handle and a table rest, resulting in the amputation of his thumb tip and lacerations.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Chutes
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high