Incident date: 2017-08-16
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was using a lift magnet to lift and load a 121-pound plate into a CNC machine. He was guiding the piece of metal into the CNC to drop/set it down when it fell on and crushed his left index finger, amputating it at the knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Metal plates, metal panels
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high