Incident date: 2023-01-17
NAICS industry code: 322211

An employee was troubleshooting a slitter machine. As the employee was adjusting the timing belt, the machine moved back into the home position, causing the employee's thumb to contact the timing belt's pinch point. The employee sustained a left thumb tip amputation and fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Slitters, winders-paper production
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high