Incident date: 2018-07-05
NAICS industry code: 326199

An employee was observing an oil leak on an injection molding machine. The employee climbed a ladder to get a better look. The employee's right hand then contacted the machine's platen, resulting in the amputation of the pinky, ring, and middle fingertips.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Plastic injection molding machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high