Incident date: 2024-09-01
NAICS industry code: 331110

On September 1, 2024, an employee was clearing the metal material from the head of a bander as it was becoming misaligned. The gate was closed and it fell on the employee's right index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact incidents  unspecified
code_source: title: Banding, baling, strapping machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high