Incident date: 2021-01-06
NAICS industry code: 337910

On January 6, 2021, a maintenance employee was clearing a jam on the auger of a recycling machine when the machine activated and amputated the employee's right middle finger at the middle knuckle.

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