Incident date: 2021-09-15
NAICS industry code: 336611

On September 15, 2021, an employee was removing the through-spindle coolant tube on a gantry mill. The employee lowered the coolant tube and another component shifted, causing his left index and middle fingers to become pinched. The employee's index finger was lacerated at the point of impact and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Milling machines
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate