Incident date: 2017-02-21
NAICS industry code: 333291

An employee was changing out the tensioner wheel on a roll grinding machine when the pneumatic positioner activated. His left thumb and index finger then became wedged between the positioner guide and the sanding belt housing. His index finger was partially amputated.

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), unspecified
severity: high