Incident date: 2016-01-13
NAICS industry code: 325920

An employee was checking the priming mix in the priming machine. When he opened the blast door to the machine, the cable supporting the counter balance for the door broke, causing the door to slam onto and amputate his left middle fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Special process machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high