Incident date: 2016-09-15
NAICS industry code: 337110

An employee was using an air nozzle inside a machine to blow dust off internal parts when his right hand was caught in the rotating spindle inside the machine, smashing the index, middle, and ring fingers on his right hand. The machine's guard door was removed at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate