Incident date: 2020-05-30
NAICS industry code: 333415

An employee was loading parts into a foam press using a roll-in/out table. The table was moved by a chain and sprocket system. While the employee was pulling out the parts, the chain and sprocket caught the employee's gloves and amputated the employee's left index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high