Incident date: 2024-10-10
NAICS industry code: 332313

An employee was operating a small metal lathe machine while standing on a platform on the machine. He lost his balance and attempted to catch himself when his right index finger got caught in the machine, resulting in an amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact
code_source: title: Vehicle and machine platforms, surfaces
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high