Incident date: 2025-08-08
NAICS industry code: 811121

At about 8:00 a.m. on August 8, 2025, an employee was holding a metal coupon for another employee to use in demonstrating spot-welding technique to a third, student employee. A metal hole puncher was activated and crushed the employee's left middle finger, resulting in an amputation to the finger. The incident occurred during a training activity.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Awls, punches
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high