Incident date: 2017-11-03
NAICS industry code: 331111

An employee was smoothing the edge of a 1/4-inch thick steel plate with a disc sander when the employee's left thumb was pulled between the disc and the work rest, resulting in an amputation of the left thumb 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