Incident date: 2019-01-17
NAICS industry code: 811113

An employee was sending a part through a pass-through parts washer. He was attempting to guide the part when his glove and finger were caught in the conveyor, pinching his fingertip at the transition from the washer to the roller conveyor. As a result, his right ring fingertip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high