Incident date: 2018-10-20
NAICS industry code: 321911

An employee was installing a door rail into a drilling and dowel inserting machine when the employee attempted to adjust the position of a rail so it would be tight against the fence. At the same time, the machine was activated via the foot control and the employee's fingertip was pinched between the rail and hold-down clamp when it closed. The employee suffered a partial fingertip amputation (finger pad; no bone loss).

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Boring, drilling, planing, milling machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high