Incident date: 2019-06-19
NAICS industry code: 332322

An employee was using a drill press with a hole saw bit installed, when the bit caught the employee's glove, pulling the employee's left thumb into the bit and resulting in an amputation (from the middle).

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