Incident date: 2016-06-29
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was setting up a part on a lathe. As the machine was spinning, the employee's gloved hand became caught between the spinning part and the tailstock, amputating the employee's left index fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Metalworking lathes
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high