Incident date: 2024-01-26
NAICS industry code: 327910

An employee was using a slitter machine to cut an 8-inch sanding belt into two 4-inch belts. The employee's middle finger was caught by the sanding belt and pulled into the slitter knife, which amputated the finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
code_source: title: Cutters, slitters, winders paper production
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high