Incident date: 2018-04-11
NAICS industry code: 331511

An employee placed a casting on a fixture in preparation to start grinding. The employee's glove was caught on the casting flash as the part was being rotated, pulling the employee's fingers into the grinder wheel. The employee suffered fingertip amputations and lacerations.

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