Incident date: 2020-02-27
NAICS industry code: 561210

An employee was operating a disc sander when his glove was caught in the sanding disc. The employee's right thumb was amputated at the first knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Sanders-powered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high