Incident date: 2015-08-21
NAICS industry code: 326122

An employee was troubleshooting the vacuum channel of a machine when his hot gloves got pulled into the blocks. Half of his right ring finger was amputated. The guard was not in place at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high