Incident date: 2024-09-23
NAICS industry code: 335311

An employee set up the studs on a machine to prepare to run an order. The part was not level, causing the ram to bind during retraction. The employee's left glove got caught on the ram. This resulted in a thumb tip amputation and their left index finger was broken in multiple places.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery  unspecified
code_nature: title: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
code_body: title: Thumb(s) and finger(s)
severity: high