Incident date: 2024-12-29
NAICS industry code: 326199

On December 29, 2024, at 1:30 PM, an employee was using a safety knife to move an object from the conveyor when it became stuck in a pinch point between two rolls of an extrusion machine. The employee's right hand was pulled into the machine, resulting in amputation of the hand.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  unspecified
code_source: title: Extruding machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Wrist(s)
severity: high