Incident date: 2023-07-06
NAICS industry code: 311615

An employee sat down to work on the live hang line when their knee contacted the pedal control, starting the live hang belt. The employee's left index finger was caught in the chain and sprocket assembly, resulting in amputation below the distal joint.

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