Incident date: 2018-08-30
NAICS industry code: 238290

An employee was attempting to clear a jam from a crimping machine. When the employee removed the jammed material, the machine began to operate and amputated the employee's left thumb tip. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Bending, crimping machines
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high