Incident date: 2016-11-01
NAICS industry code: 423610

An employee was using a table grinder to grind the end of a pipe. The wheel of the grinder grabbed the pipe, causing it to shift. The employee's hand was caught between the pipe and the disconnect on the grinder, amputating the pinky finger between the first and second knuckles and damaging the ring finger tendon.

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: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high