Incident date: 2018-11-19
NAICS industry code: 423840

An employee was using a saw to cut logs of tape on a floating machine. The employee was holding a towel that was then pulled into the saw blade, resulting in a middle fingertip amputation. The machine was not guarded at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Slitters, winders-paper production
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high