Incident date: 2021-03-25
NAICS industry code: 332710

An employee was clamping an aluminum part into the chuck of a vertical turning lathe when the foot pedal was engaged causing the hydraulic clamp to close on the employee's left ring finger, amputating the fingertip.

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