Incident date: 2015-12-01
NAICS industry code: 336111

While an employee was operating an automatic welding machine, the foot pedal of the machine was activated. His left thumb got crushed between the pedal of the welding machine, requiring amputation. He was wearing welding gloves at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Welding machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high