Incident date: 2015-11-12
NAICS industry code: 332618

A wire became jammed in the wire brush manufacturing machine. The employee unjammed the wire and used his left middle finger to check if the feed tube was free of debris. The machine toggled and amputated his left middle fingertip.  The machine was not locked out at the time.

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