Incident date: 2022-05-31
NAICS industry code: 238320

An employee was operating a machine used to bend rebar. The employee was holding a piece of rebar when their fingers were caught between the rebar and the machine's backstop guide resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Bending, crimping machines
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high