Incident date: 2015-09-08
NAICS industry code: 332618

An employee was loading bar stock into the lathe when the bar stock became jammed. While he attempted to clear the jam, the energized clamp came down and pinched his finger, resulting in a right ring fingertip amputation (no bone).

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Metalworking lathes
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high