Incident date: 2023-01-09
NAICS industry code: 321113

An employee was adjusting bags in a bagging machine when her left ring finger got caught in a belt and pulley. The employee suffered lacerations to her finger that resulted in a fingertip amputation to the distal joint.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high