Incident date: 2016-10-19
NAICS industry code: 321920

An employee amputated their right ring finger while in the process of washing wooden pallets. The machine was not locked out at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high