Incident date: 2019-09-30
NAICS industry code: 336370

An employee was troubleshooting the robotic welder. The employee was attempting to access the alignment of the welding tips when the pneumatic solenoid activated and his right index finger was caught between the welding tips resulting in a partial fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Welding machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high