Incident date: 2022-10-10
NAICS industry code: 331524

A temporary employee was operating a drill press. They were drilling holes into a part when their cut-resistant gloves were caught in the drill bit. The employee's left ring finger was amputated at the first knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Drills-stationary
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high