Incident date: 2016-03-13
NAICS industry code: 311513

An employee was attempting to fix a registration issue on a machine's fill and seal line. As he went to remove a cover off the stretch cylinder, the machine cycled. His left middle finger was crushed between the machine's collar and the stretching cylinder, amputating his left middle fingertip.

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