Incident date: 2019-05-21
NAICS industry code: 325188

An employee was doing routine maintenance (replacing worn belts) on a bag sealing machine when his left hand was caught in the machine. The employee's hand was crushed and burned and a fingertip was amputated. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Sealing, stapling machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high