Incident date: 2023-10-10
NAICS industry code: 332996

An employee was helping a co-worker place end plates for a butt weld clamp. As the entry clamp was closing, the employee's right hand was crushed, resulting in a thumb 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), n.e.c.
severity: high