Incident date: 2016-03-07
NAICS industry code: 326199

An employee was diagnosing an issue with malfunctioning ejector plates and was attempting to remove a plastic particle from behind a back plate when a second employee cycled the machine. The plates closed and pinched the first employee's hand, amputating the right middle fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high