Incident date: 2024-12-12
NAICS industry code: 315280

An employee was operating a resistance welder when their left thumb was caught between two electrodes, resulting in amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
code_source: title: Welding machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Thumb(s)
severity: high