Incident date: 2022-11-09
NAICS industry code: 326199

An employee was loading plastic parts into an extruder machine when their finger became caught by the feed screw, resulting in amputation of the right index fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Extruding machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high