Incident date: 2022-11-28
NAICS industry code: 331222

An employee was stringing steel through a machine die. After attaching the puller to the wire, the employee used his thumb to apply pressure to the wire before jogging the machine. His finger was pinched between the turning block and the puller, resulting in a left index finger amputation at the first knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high