Incident date: 2019-01-17
NAICS industry code: 331523

On January 17, 2019, an employee was setting up a cut-off grinding machine to smooth two castings. When the cutting/grinding was initiated, the abrasive wheel disintegrated and shot out at the employee. The employee sustained a thumb amputation and other injuries to the hand and chest.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high