Incident date: 2022-11-11
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was repairing the throttle on the engine of a welding machine. The wind blew panels on the machine shut, and the employee's right hand contacted the blade of the engine's fan. The employee suffered a partial amputation to the index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Welding machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high