Incident date: 2017-09-25
NAICS industry code: 333111

An employee was troubleshooting equipment. He operated one cycle and then turned off the machine and unplugged it. While the machine was still winding down to a stop, he caught his left middle finger in the gear resulting in a fingertip amputation. The machine was not guarded at the time.

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