Incident date: 2017-06-05
NAICS industry code: 322299

A temporary employee was operating a machine that converts large rolls of paper into narrow rolls of paper when his hand was caught in a pinch point between the shaft and the upright, amputating his left middle fingertip without bone loss.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Paper production machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high