Incident date: 2016-06-04
NAICS industry code: 322121

An employee was adjusting the slitter blade position of a paper machine when his right thumb was caught between the blade and the slitter band resulting in the amputation of the tip of the right thumb without bone loss.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Slitters, winders-paper production
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high