Incident date: 2023-06-06
NAICS industry code: 331221

On June 6, 2023, employees were operating a slitter machine when the injured employee observed a piece of plastic shim hanging from the machine. As the employee went to remove the shim, the machine released a roll of product onto the arbor, trapping the employee's right hand and amputating the middle fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
code_source: title: Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high