Incident date: 2019-06-04
NAICS industry code: 333512

An employee was getting ready to grind a part. The lathe (rotating roll) was turned off but was still spinning when the employee's hand was pulled into a pinch point between the roll and grinding wheel, amputating a finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Metalworking lathes
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high