Incident date: 2018-09-19
NAICS industry code: 332996

An employee was threading a pipe on a CNC lathe. The machine activated while he was holding a piece of sand paper between the chuck and the pipe. His right middle finger was amputated.

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: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high