Incident date: 2017-10-20
NAICS industry code: 622110

An employee was operating a microtome to slice tissue. The employee was moving the sliced tissue when the microtome blade, which was still in operation, amputated the employee's left pinky fingertip. The blade was unguarded at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Medical, surgical, x-ray machinery and equipment, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high