Incident date: 2021-10-27
NAICS industry code: 326299

An employee was attempting to remove a piece of material from an assembly machine. The machine partially cycled and the employee's right hand became caught in the RAM of the machine. When the employee tried to remove his hand, the machine cycled fully and his hand was caught between the material and the RAM, resulting in amputation at the wrist.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
code_source: title: Product assembly machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Hand(s), n.e.c.
severity: high