Incident date: 2015-07-12
NAICS industry code: 313210

A card machine operator assisted a technician who was trying to free up a machine that was in the choke position. When the machine was freed, the employee's right index finger was amputated when it was caught between a belt and pulley.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high