Incident date: 2019-06-03
NAICS industry code: 326140

A maintenance employee was troubleshooting a thermoformer machine. The machine started up while his hand was near the belt and pulley causing a partial amputation of his thumb.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high