Incident date: 2021-07-22
NAICS industry code: 326113

An employee was clearing jammed material from a pelletizer with a rotating cutter. As he was removing uncut strands of acrylic from the guide tray, his left index finger was pinched between the two feed rolls of the pelletizer. The rotor blade then cut his finger, causing the amputation of the fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high