Incident date: 2022-08-25
NAICS industry code: 331421

An employee was being trained to operate a machine. He was running copper tubing into the machine when the crimper was activated and his left thumb became caught in the crimper resulting in partial amputation of the thumb tip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high