Incident date: 2023-04-24
NAICS industry code: 332119

On April 24, 2023, an employee was locating a part on the lower electrode of a resistance spot welder when his right thumb was crushed by the welder. The employee sustained a revision amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Welding machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high