Incident date: 2016-01-25
NAICS industry code: 811310

An employee was grinding a point on a steel wedge when the grinder pulled the employee's left thumb in and amputated the tip.

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: Fingertip(s)
severity: high