Incident date: 2016-11-21
NAICS industry code: 238140

An employee's gloved hand was caught in the rotation fan of a welder unit during repairs, amputating the thumb.

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