Incident date: 2016-09-09
NAICS industry code: 331

While setting up a handheld grinder, an employee's hand was caught between the grinding wheel and the lift table, avulsing/amputating the employee's left thumb tip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Hand grinders-powered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high