Incident date: 2020-02-06
NAICS industry code: 331221

On February 06, 2020, an employee was cutting rebar using a rebar machine when the machine was inadvertently activated via the foot pedal, resulting in the amputation of his left middle finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high