Incident date: 2015-12-22
NAICS industry code: 312120

An employee was smoothing round stock using emery paper on a lathe. The employee's gloves were caught in the machine resulting in the amputation of the left index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Metalworking lathes
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high