Incident date: 2018-12-03
NAICS industry code: 326112

On December 3, 2018, an employee reached into the fluff grinder of an extrusion machine to empty the fluff. The employee sustained an amputation of the right pinky finger to the first knuckle. The machine was running at the time.

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