Incident date: 2022-09-08
NAICS industry code: 325220

An employee was loading a baler with material when her left arm became caught in the machine, resulting in an amputation to her lower left arm (below the elbow).

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Banding, baling, strapping machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: high