Incident date: 2023-04-05
NAICS industry code: 326199

An employee was troubleshooting a machine while another employee put a purge compound in the machine and began the purge. The injured employee's fingers were pulled into the gear and drive belt, crushing them. The index finger on his right hand was partially amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high