Incident date: 2020-12-09
NAICS industry code: 322299

An employee was performing maintenance on a napkin folding machine that included a bandsaw blade. When the employee pulled open the upper band wheel guard using their right hand, the employee's gloved fingers contacted the stationary bandsaw blade. The employee suffered a right middle fingertip amputation and a laceration requiring stitches to the right ring finger. The machine was not locked out and tagged out at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Paper production machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high