Incident date: 2017-02-13
NAICS industry code: 541330

An employee was attempting to remove steel plates from a case packing machine that was held in position by two bolts. After the employee removed the top bolt and loosened the bottom one, the plate swung down and struck the employee's left hand, partially amputating the left thumb.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Metal plates, metal panels
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high