Incident date: 2022-04-25
NAICS industry code: 332323

At about 11:50 a.m. on April 25, 2022, an employee was grinding metal cylinder parts using a rotating brush wheel on a pedestal. The employee's gloved hand was caught in the brush wheel, which amputated the employee's right middle finger.

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