Incident date: 2024-08-29
NAICS industry code: 311615

A pen fell between two rollers on a machine. An employee was retrieving the pen when their left ring finger got caught in a rotating gear and sprocket. The fingertip was amputated. A guard was in place at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
code_source: title: Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high