Incident date: 2016-01-05
NAICS industry code: 332618

An employee was operating the wire-forming machine when the wire got hung up on the end of the machine. The employee pushed the wire to the machine's form, which amputated his right index fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high