Incident date: 2025-07-25
NAICS industry code: 333312

An employee was changing a copper ring on a press welder. The machine was actuated, and the employee's left thumb was pinched between its ring and its nipple. The thumb tip was amputated between the nail and the first knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Welding machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high