Incident date: 2023-01-25
NAICS industry code: 325193

An employee was manually rotating a large centrifuge while cleaning it with a power washer when their right-hand fingers got caught between a belt and pulley, resulting in a fractured index finger and an amputation of the middle fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Centrifuges
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high