Incident date: 2022-08-25
NAICS industry code: 332321

Shortly after 5:00 a.m. on August 25, 2022, an employee was using a vinyl glazing bead punch. The machine activated while his finger was under the punch, and it amputated the tip of his right index finger. The machine was unguarded at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high