Incident date: 2018-11-15
NAICS industry code: 323111

An employee was operating a tabletop crimper machine. The crimper was not working; the employee was trying to push the gears when they activated and amputated the tip of his left index finger. The machine was not guarded at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Bending, crimping machines
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high