Incident date: 2023-02-17
NAICS industry code: 339999

On February 17, 2023, the injured employee was assisting the operator of a projection welder machine as they were welding a coupling onto a hot water tank. The machine actuated, and the injured employee's left index finger became pinched between the head of the projection welder and the tank. The finger was partially amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Welding machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high