Incident date: 2016-01-28
NAICS industry code: 326199

An employee was operating a spin welding machine. She placed material into the welder, pushed both start buttons, and the machine cycled. The employee reached into the machine to remove the material and the machine cycled again, smashing the employee's fingers on her right hand (middle, ring and pinky fingers).

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Welding machinery
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate