Incident date: 2016-10-11
NAICS industry code: 424130

An employee was operating a tube winder when three of his right-hand fingers were caught in the main winding belt. His pointer finger was surgically amputated to the first knuckle, and his ring finger broke and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Slitters, winders-paper production
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high