Incident date: 2017-08-01
NAICS industry code: 311999

An employee was working at a polisher machine when the conveyor jammed. He reached inside the machine with his left hand and the middle finger was amputated up to the knuckle. The machine was not guarded at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high