Incident date: 2018-10-05
NAICS industry code: 327213

An employee was troubleshooting a new machine. A piece of metal fell from the machine and struck the employee's left middle finger, causing an amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Parts and materials, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high