Incident date: 2024-04-18
NAICS industry code: 336370

Two employees were troubleshooting a spot weld robot machine. The weld head actuated and crushed the injured employee's right thumb causing a partial amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
code_source: title: Welding machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Thumb(s)
severity: high