Incident date: 2020-01-24
NAICS industry code: 325510

On January 24, 2020, an employee was removing a plastic ball from the feed throat of an injection molding machine. The employee's right middle finger was caught between the screw and the barrel, and the tip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Plastic injection molding machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high