Incident date: 2018-07-08
NAICS industry code: 311313

An employee was rolling a kiln as part of scheduled maintenance when the kiln stopped rolling. As the employee checked on the kiln, the employee's left middle finger got too close to a belt or blade, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Kilns
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high