Incident date: 2022-08-17
NAICS industry code: 561210

An employee was trying to calibrate a gate. The employee placed light pressure on the equipment, causing the programmable logic controller (PLC) to attempt another calibration. The sprocket caught his glove and right index finger and amputated the fingertip above the first knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high