Incident date: 2015-04-20
NAICS industry code: 315299

An employee had his left thumb tip amputated while performing final assembly on an awning.  His left thumb was caught in the winding machine which wraps the awning cloth onto the metal bars that hold the awning.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Winders, unwinders
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high