Incident date: 2022-02-26
NAICS industry code: 331222

At about 7:50 a.m. on February 26, 2022, a dry draw operator was using a welder to cut a piece of wire rod. A pneumatic cutter, part of the welding machine, activated and amputated the employee's right index fingertip just below the nailbed.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Welding machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high