Incident date: 2015-09-09
NAICS industry code: 333132

An employee was machining a packing tube when a bushing on the bar came loose. The employee attempted to push the bushing back in place and his left hand got caught in the rotating bar, amputating his left index finger and fracturing the adjacent fingers. The employee was wearing gloves at the time of the incident.

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