Incident date: 2021-03-15
NAICS industry code: 311999

An employee had just shut off a meat grinder and was reaching to clear its blade. The grinder blade amputated 1/4 to 3/8 inch from the employee's left middle finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Meat grinders
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high