Incident date: 2022-03-28
NAICS industry code: 332431

At about 5:45 a.m. on March 28, 2022, an employee was troubleshooting an ear welder when its pneumatic ram activated. His right middle finger was pinched between two electrodes on the welder, resulting in a partial amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Welding machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high