Incident date: 2024-05-30
NAICS industry code: 321920

An employee was clearing a jam in a pallet nailing machine when their middle finger was caught between a runner and the metal stop of the machine. The employee sustained a finger amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Other metal, wood, and special material machinery  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high