Incident date: 2018-08-29
NAICS industry code: 713950

An employee was cleaning a cam shaft on a pin setter when the employee's rag and left index finger became caught in the machine, resulting in a finger amputation. The machine was not locked/tagged out and was energized at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high