Incident date: 2018-10-04
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was deburring a piece of flat metal stock, 3" x 3", about 1/8" thick. The stock lodged in the disc sander, catching and causing the amputation of the tip of the employee's right thumb.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Grinders, abraders
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high