Incident date: 2024-12-20
NAICS industry code: 311812

On December 20, 2024, a maintenance employee was removing a plastic bag that was caught on the seal bar of the vertical form and seal machine. The employee's left index finger was caught in the seal bar, resulting in amputation of the finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high