Incident date: 2019-02-06
NAICS industry code: 313210

An employee was modifying a weaving machine to run a new type of fiberglass product. A bolt dropped before the machine's guards had been replaced; as the employee was retrieving it, his right hand was caught in the belt and pulley system and his right middle fingertip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
code_source: title: Weaving machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high