Incident date: 2024-03-08
NAICS industry code: 331521

An employee was troubleshooting a cardboard box machine when their left middle finger got stuck in an opening and was struck by a serrated cutting blade, resulting in a partial amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high