Incident date: 2019-10-17
NAICS industry code: 325212

An employee was polishing a part in a rotating lathe, using a sandpaper strip. The sandpaper and the employee's right hand were pulled into the lathe. The employee suffered a cut finger and a broken right arm above the wrist.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Lathes, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate