Incident date: 2016-04-26
NAICS industry code: 333921

An employee attached a counter-weight to a chain that was being adjusted. The employee's glove was then caught on the chain and pulled into the sprocket, amputating the employee's right index fingertip.

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