Incident date: 2019-01-04
NAICS industry code: 311941

An employee was changing the head on a caser machine. An unsecured piece of equipment fell on the employee's hand, causing the amputation (without bone loss) of the right index fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high