Incident date: 2019-10-30
NAICS industry code: 314110

An employee was observing line machinery operations when he attempted to check an air cylinder actuator with his left hand. The actuator suddenly actuated, and his left ring finger became lodged, resulting in a finger amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high