Incident date: 2022-06-09
NAICS industry code: 336399

On June 9, 2022, an employee was installing a timing belt on a glue/banding machine. The employee's right ring finger entered a nip point between the belt and the machine resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Banding, baling, strapping machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high