Incident date: 2023-05-09
NAICS industry code: 332994

An employee was cleaning off metal flakes from a broaching machine/metal shaver when the machine activated and the blade cycled. The machine contacted the employee's finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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