Incident date: 2019-05-08
NAICS industry code: 325130

On May 8, 2019, an employee was operating a pelletizer machine when it became blocked with plastic. The employee's finger was then caught in the feeder of the pelletizer, resulting in a middle finger amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high