Incident date: 2019-03-03
NAICS industry code: 331492

An employee was emptying large battery cells into the vibrating pan that feeds a battery shredder. When the cells dumped into the pan they fell against the splash door, pushing the door against his right hand and severing the tips of his middle and ring fingers.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Special process machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: moderate