Abstract: At approximately 3:00 a.m. on July 1, 2002, Employee #1, a contract employee of Niagara Bottling, was operating an Okme Tray Packer in which plastic containers of bottled water are mechanically placed in cardboard trays. According to an employer representative, Employee #1 had slid a plexiglass shield aside to free a jammed a tray. His right little finger became entangled in a chain and sprocket at the in-feed portion of the conveyor line. Employee #1 was hospitalized for a partial amputation of the finger. Employee #1, who operated this machine for approximately three months, did not respond to requests to be interviewed about this accident.