Incident date: 2025-05-08
NAICS industry code: 339999

An employee was working near a layup machine used in building solar panels. As the employee was removing a polyolefin elastomer (POE) roller shaft, their left little finger was pinched between the shaft and a cardboard core. The employee suffered an amputation to the finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  unspecified
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery  unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high