Incident date: 2023-09-06
NAICS industry code: 331315

An employee was operating a slitter machine. After threading the machine and starting the rewind process, the employee used his knife to remove a piece of tape that had gotten onto the surface of the metal. His knife was pulled into the machine, causing an amputation to the employee's right index finger below the fingernail.

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