Incident date: 2016-02-19
NAICS industry code: 332312

A crane was lowering an arbor into the bell of a flute machine while an employee guided the arbor into position. The employee's right middle finger was caught between the arbor and the bell  housing, and his fingertip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high