Incident date: 2019-08-05
NAICS industry code: 423510

A technician was troubleshooting a multi-spindle CNC lathe which is used for metalworking. The technician was manually spinning the spindle which causes the belt and pully to spin. The injured employee s hand became caught in the machine resulting in an amputation to the left index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Metalworking lathes
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high