Incident date: 2017-08-09
NAICS industry code: 325412

An employee was operating a lathe when the chuck of the lathe turned unexpectedly and forced the employee's hand against an edge on the tool holder. The employee's left pinky fingertip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Lathes, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high