Incident date: 2021-09-20
NAICS industry code: 331511

An employee was grinding a large metal casting on a 30-inch stationary grinder when the casting slipped and the employee's hand struck the rotating grindstone, resulting in amputation of the left little finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Grinders, abraders
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high