Incident date: 2023-02-01
NAICS industry code: 336211

An employee was inspecting parts as they came off an assembly line. The employee lifted a part with his left hand and the other end of the part became caught on the line, pinning his hand between the part and a light pole. The employee sustained amputation of the left ring finger.

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