Incident date: 2018-06-15
NAICS industry code: 327910

An employee was attempting to catch a part after it fell from a horizontal lathe when his right hand was caught in between the part itself and the surface of the lathe. His right pinky finger was smashed, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Parts and materials, unspecified
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate