Incident date: 2025-07-08
NAICS industry code: 323113

An employee was clearing a piece of scrap from a carpet cutting machine when the blade came down and amputated the tip of his right thumb. A guard was in place at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Other metal, wood, and special material machinery  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high