Incident date: 2015-12-07
NAICS industry code: 332999

An employee was troubleshooting a 200KVA welder. The equipment inadvertently cycled and amputated two fingers to the first joint on the employee's right hand.

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