Incident date: 2015-09-02
NAICS industry code: 326199

An employee suffered an open fracture and amputation of the tissue of the right index finger when it got caught between the form station and vacuum seal while troubleshooting a form/fill/seal machine.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high