Incident date: 2023-12-14
NAICS industry code: 322211

On December 14, 2023, an employee was clearing a jam on the exit roll of a sander when a belt grabbed his glove through an opening in the guard, pulling his left middle finger into a pulley and resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high