Incident date: 2023-09-20
NAICS industry code: 561990

An employee was using a metal cleaning rod to clear a jam in a paper shredder. The shredder began to shred paper and the equipment grabbed the rod, pulling the rod and the employee's right index finger into the hole. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Shredders
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high