Incident date: 2019-03-27
NAICS industry code: 327390

An employee was attempting to change some broken belts on a dust collector when the guard slipped down and lacerated his right index fingertip, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The dust collector was locked out at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high