Incident date: 2015-02-16
NAICS industry code: 561311

On 1/16/15 at approximately 10:00 p.m., employee was loading a welding robot.  The employee accidentally activated the lever with his left hand; the clamp cycled and caught the employee's right thumb, resulting in an amputation.

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), n.e.c.
severity: high