Incident date: 2016-07-15
NAICS industry code: 238140

On July, 15, 2016, an employee suffered an amputation of three fingers on their left hand when their hand was crushed between the die and steel rail while operating the rail pierce machine to punch holes in a steel rail.

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