Incident date: 2016-11-02
NAICS industry code: 335911

An employee was troubleshooting a chain and sprocket inside a welder machine conveyor when a coworker started the machine from the other end while the employee's hand was still inside. His left fourth fingertip was amputated.

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: Fingertip(s)
severity: high