Incident date: 2022-12-01
NAICS industry code: 236210

An employee was using emery cloth to polish a piece of metal shaft stock. The emery cloth and his right index finger got caught in the shaft and the finger was amputated.

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