Incident date: 2022-11-16
NAICS industry code: 332813

A temporary employee was using a powered spindle to sand and clean part of a machine when his glove became caught in the threaded rod as it was spinning. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

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