Incident date: 2023-10-17
NAICS industry code: 311111

An employee was making an adjustment on a case erector when it disengaged, causing a piston to move from the downward to the upward position. The piston pinched the tip of their left little finger, resulting in a fracture and an amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
code_source: title: Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high