Incident date: 2022-12-03
NAICS industry code: 445110

An employee was being trained to use a baler machine. The baler machine malfunctioned and the middle plate became stuck in an upward position. As the employee lowered the plate, it fell onto his right hand, amputating the index fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
code_source: title: Banding, baling, strapping machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high