Incident date: 2023-05-08
NAICS industry code: 333132

An employee was waiting to offload a steel bar following a filament strand on a winder machine. His right index finger contacted the rotating section of the machine and was amputated above the knuckle. The injury required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Winders, unwinders
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high