Incident date: 2015-03-27
NAICS industry code: 423930

An employee at Quantum Metals in Lebanon, Ohio, was using an industrial belt sander when his finger got caught in the machine. His right ring finger was amputated from the first segment down to the first joint, and his right middle finger was amputated just below the nail.

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: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high