Incident date: 2024-03-22
NAICS industry code: 423930

An employee was fixing the wire tier operation of the baler when their thumb was amputated by the baler.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Trash compactors, shredders
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Thumb(s)
severity: high