Incident date: 2022-11-08
NAICS industry code: 333120

An employee was tacking up a radial arm on a welding jig when her hand was pinched between the jig housing and part when the clamp activated. The employee sustained a crush injury to the right hand and amputation of the right little and ring fingers.

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