Incident date: 2018-08-08
NAICS industry code: 331210

An employee was working on a broken limit switch, attempting to place the stop pin back in place, when the employee's right fourth finger distal tip was compressed between the housing and stop pin. The employee's distal tip was amputated (no bone loss).

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Switchboards, switches, fuses
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high