Incident date: 2022-05-11
NAICS industry code: 332618

An employee reached into the point of operation on an assembly machine while another employee actuated the machine with a two-hand control. The injured employee's left middle finger became trapped between the part and the actuated piston on the machine, causing a partial fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Product assembly machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high