Incident date: 2022-04-06
NAICS industry code: 561910

An employee was feeding sponge into a single pack wrapping machine when the product jammed the machine. After clearing the jam, the employee's right hand got caught by the crimper and their middle and ring fingertips were amputated.

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