Incident date: 2018-02-02
NAICS industry code: 331523

An employee was removing a sprue from a machine and the machine closed on his right hand. The employee sustained a thumb amputation and a broken fore finger and middle finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Casting machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high