Incident date: 2024-04-02
NAICS industry code: 423730

An employee was operating a copper coil wrapping machine. Damaged product entered the machine, causing the coil to jump off its track. The employee's right middle and index fingers were pinched between copper coils; both were broken and the middle fingertip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
code_source: title: Winders, unwinders
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high