Incident date: 2023-09-07
NAICS industry code: 333249

An employee was installing a split ring onto a roll. As the employee went to reposition and remove the key, the chocking table was activated. This caused the roll to shift and catch the employee's left finger between the roll neck and the chock in the key area of the roll neck. The employee sustained amputation of the left index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
code_source: title: Machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high