Incident date: 2019-07-31
NAICS industry code: 928110

A mechanical engineer technician was upgrading a load bearing machine from manual to automatic when his glove and right index finger got caught between the sprocket and chain. The right index fingertip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high