Incident date: 2016-09-07
NAICS industry code: 326199

An employee was putting a collar on the shaft of a fixture on a machine when it energized. The employee's right thumb tip was caught between the collar and the shaft on the machine, requiring surgical amputation.

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