Incident date: 2023-09-07
NAICS industry code: 332312

Two employees were troubleshooting/calibrating a CNC machine. The injured employee was putting a caliper on a spindle when the CNC machine activated and moved 5 feet, crushing the injured employee's right leg and ankle between the spindle and housing of the machine. The machine was not guarded or locked out/tagged out at the time.

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: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate