Incident date: 2015-03-05
NAICS industry code: 336390

An employee was conducting repairs on the horizontal expander. The equipment was not locked out. The gear energized and crushed his left index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: moderate