Incident date: 2016-12-30
NAICS industry code: 321113

An employee was using a hand grinder when he saw something wrong with the guard.  When he attempted to adjust the guard, the grinder caught his gloved hand and amputated his left index finger. The grinder was still in operation at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Hand grinders-powered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high