Incident date: 2022-03-29
NAICS industry code: 321920

An electric nailer was loading up when it became blocked. An employee was unblocking it when the chuck body on the nailer caused a laceration and amputation to his left index finger. The machine was guarded, but not locked out/tagged out at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high