Incident date: 2025-03-13
NAICS industry code: 331420

An employee was assisting with adjustments on a level winding machine. While aligning copper on the spool, his gloved left hand was caught by the spinning copper and was drawn into the spool, resulting in a crush injury to his hand. The employee's index and middle fingertips were partially amputated and required surgical reattachment.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Winders, unwinders
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high