Incident date: 2018-05-17
NAICS industry code: 311999

An employee was attempting to pull a bag down on a poly bagging machine with his left hand when the jaw clamp closed on his finger. His left index finger was caught in the forks of the machine, resulting in the amputation of his left index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
code_source: title: Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high