Incident date: 2016-12-05
NAICS industry code: 311812

An employee was attempting to push product packaging into the cellophane film wrapper when the crimper shaft that cuts, heats, and seals the cellophane film amputated her left middle fingertip. The machine was guarded at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high