Incident date: 2019-03-05
NAICS industry code: 326199

An employee was trying to open an air valve for a machine being operated. His left hand was caught on a drill bit and the glove he was wearing was twisted and torn off, causing an open fracture of the left little finger and amputation of the last joint.

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