Incident date: 2020-09-14
NAICS industry code: 336399

An employee was operating a projection welder when the electrodes closing action was activated while his finger was between the electrodes. His left index finger was caught in the welder, 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), unspecified
severity: high