Incident date: 2024-02-14
NAICS industry code: 337215

An employee was re-installing a transmission on a roll-forming machine that processes steel coil into beams. The transmission weighed approximately 45 pounds. During the installation, the employee's right little finger got caught between the transmission and its housing. The employee suffered an amputation of approximately the first centimeter of his finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Transmissions, gears
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high