Incident date: 2022-08-30
NAICS industry code: 332322

On August 3, 2022, an employee was working on a flat steel roller. The flat steel was feeding into the roller unevenly; as the employee was adjusting it, they lost their balance. The steel began to feed into the roller, and a tab on it amputated the employee's right index fingertip.

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