Incident date: 2017-05-22
NAICS industry code: 493120

An employee was operating a melt stick former that cuts butter into sticks. She was attempting to remove a piece of paper that was stuck to the filler (blade) when the blade partially amputated her right middle finger below the nail and cut her right index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high