Incident date: 2015-07-24
NAICS industry code: 812331

An employee was cleaning the area around the flat iron when his hand entered the iron's gear mechanism to clean it. The mechanism was operating at the time.  He removed the cover and his finger got caught between the gears, amputating his right finger to the first knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Fabric pressers and ironing appliances
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high