Incident date: 2025-03-06
NAICS industry code: 333517

An employee was working on a flat welder and cleaning the electrodes with compressed air when the machine engaged and crushed his left index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Torches  welding, cutting
code_nature: title: Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate