Incident date: 2017-12-05
NAICS industry code: 331221

An employee was trying to align cylinder connections on a cold nut forming machine to insert pins. He was using his left hand to feel for abnormalities to connect the pins when the machine suddenly activated, amputating his left thumb tip. The machine was not locked out or tagged out at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high