Incident date: 2018-10-10
NAICS industry code: 331110

An employee was sanding the head of a stainless steel chisel when the employee's right thumb became caught between a vertical belt sander and the work rest, causing an abrasion that resulted in a partial amputation to the thumb tip.

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: Fingertip(s)
severity: high