Incident date: 2016-02-09
NAICS industry code: 331421

On February 9, 2016, an employee was attempting to trip the proximity sensor on the finishing line when the clamp activated, amputating the employee's left thumb distal to the first joint.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Clamps, couplings
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high