Incident date: 2018-02-13
NAICS industry code: 611519

A student was using a lathe to polish aluminum with sandpaper. The bandage on his right hand got caught in the lathe resulting in amputation of the right index finger at the distal phalanx.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Metalworking lathes
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high