Incident date: 2015-07-22
NAICS industry code: 532299

In the research and development lab, an employee was testing a vacuum motor prototype. After installing the motor, he turned the power on to test it. The unsecured motor jumped out of its housing. When the employee grabbed the motor, his right index finger was amputated by the blades.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Motors other than vehicle
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high