Incident date: 2019-09-23
NAICS industry code: 332991

An employee was removing a ring that had jammed inside the a bore grinding machine during setup. After the ring was retrieved, the machine loaded the next ring from above, pinching the employee's right index finger between the ring and the cylinder. Part of the inside tip of the finger was pinched off.

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