Incident date: 2015-09-09
NAICS industry code: 336411

While replacing a gasket in a vibration fixture, a maintenance employee's finger got caught in a pinch point when the fixture dropped 1.5 inches. His index finger was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Nonclassifiable
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high