Incident date: 2022-08-05
NAICS industry code: 311615

An employee was returning a barrel to a dust collector. The employee's right index finger was caught between the side wall and a paddle in the dust collector's outfeed, and the fingertip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
code_source: title: Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high