Incident date: 2015-04-07
NAICS industry code: 332213

On or about April 8, 2015, an employee amputated the tip of his right index finger when reaching into a peen machine to clear a jam. His index finger got caught between the plastic and the blade. The machine was still running. Protective gloves were not worn at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Special process machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high