Incident date: 2018-12-12
NAICS industry code: 332321

An employee opened up a machine cover to setup the strut line and was using his left index finger to feel underneath the extrusion to check the adjustment. His finger was pulled into the pinch point created by the crimping disk. The fingertip was medically amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high