Incident date: 2018-01-31
NAICS industry code: 562920

On January 31, 2017, an employee was installing a 4-inch by 4-inch board to flatten bags on a conveyor line when the employee's left hand was caught between the board and the conveyor amputating the left index finger to the first knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Conveyors-powered, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high