Incident date: 2016-02-27
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was operating a plasma cutter to cut parts from a sheet of steel. When he attempted to adjust a part, his right index fingertip was amputated between the machine and the steel plate.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high