Incident date: 2020-11-02
NAICS industry code: 333112

An employee was placing carbon steel parts into a fixture so a robot could weld them. The clamp on the fixture actuated and caught the tip of the employee's left little finger. The fingertip was amputated.

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: Fingertip(s)
severity: high