Incident date: 2015-03-26
NAICS industry code: 335313

An employee's left index fingertip was amputated by a blade bending machine in the fabrication department. The employee's finger got caught in a pinch point between the machine and a ram while bending the metal 30 degrees.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Bending, crimping machines
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high