Incident date: 2018-05-07
NAICS industry code: 333991

An employee was attempting to remove the tube from a knurling machine when the machine pushed the tubing and the employee's hand into a pinch position against the base of the machine. The employee suffered a right middle finger amputation.

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