Incident date: 2022-11-07
NAICS industry code: 327121

An employee was removing a belt from a motor on an extruder when his finger was pinched by the belt, resulting in an amputation to the first knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Extruding machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate