Incident date: 2022-04-04
NAICS industry code: 326211

An employee was lifting a chain off a sprocket on a tire balancer. The chain slipped while his left index finger was between it and the sprocket, causing an amputation to the fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Special process machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high