Incident date: 2017-04-11
NAICS industry code: 423510

An employee was using compressed air to clean coolant from the bottom of a part that was suspended by a magnet. The part fell from the magnet and the employee's index finger was struck by either the air hose or the falling part resulting in a partial amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Parts and materials, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high