Incident date: 2018-02-17
NAICS industry code: 325199

On February 17, 2018, an employee was injured while using a drill press. The drill press was set up with a paddle in lieu of a drill bit. While adjusting the speed of the press with his left hand, his right hand held a tachometer. With the paddle spinning, the shaft bent 90 degrees and contacted the employee's right ring finger, resulting in amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Drills-stationary
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high