Incident date: 2017-11-01
NAICS industry code: 332999

An employee was adjusting the rollers of a bar straightener and feeding a short bar through the machine when the employee attempted to grab material that was becoming deformed. The employee's left hand was caught in the machine, amputating the index finger to the first knuckle.

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