Incident date: 2015-07-30
NAICS industry code: 488991

An employee operating a baler-compactor was injured at 2:52 PM on July 30, 2015. The employee's right hand was caught between the machine and a raised bucket. The employee was hospitalized overnight and required surgery to amputate two right-hand fingers.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Banding, baling, strapping machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high