Incident date: 2023-08-15
NAICS industry code: 311999

An employee was removing a seal that had come off of its track and became wedged between the drum and safety guarding on a chiller machine. When the seal came free, the safety guarding snapped back into position, amputating the employee's right middle fingertip. The machine was locked out/tagged out at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Cooling and humidifying machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high