Incident date: 2024-05-05
NAICS industry code: 326199

An employee was applying a bevel to a 5" brass component with a 12" disc sander. The disc sander came off and struck him, resulting in an amputation to his right thumb.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
code_source: title: Machine and tool parts, accessories  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Thumb(s)
severity: high