Incident date: 2017-03-20
NAICS industry code: 423510

An employee was using a battery-powered plastic banding tool to wrap a coil of steel. As he tightened the band, his left index fingertip was caught between the band and the coil, resulting in a deep laceration. His left index fingertip had to be amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high