Incident date: 2015-03-19
NAICS industry code: 322121

While working on the rotary valve of the tumbler machine, an employee attempted to clear out a clog with his hand; his first four fingers were amputated. The machine was still running at the time of the incident.

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