Incident date: 2018-11-09
NAICS industry code: 326199

Two employees were doing maintenance work on a dust collector. One employee's right index finger was caught in a belt and pulley on the machine, and was amputated just below the nail bed. The machine was not locked out or guarded at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high