Incident date: 2015-07-21
NAICS industry code: 339993

An employee was tightening the chuck on a lathe using a T-handle when a second employee turned on the lathe, causing the T-handle to spin. The injured employee's right ring finger got caught between the machine and the T-handle, resulting in a soft tissue amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Lathes, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high