Incident date: 2023-05-24
NAICS industry code: 333318

An employee was using a belt grinder to grind a 3x3 piece of metal. The employee's hand slipped and struck the grinder, partially amputating his left thumb.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Grinders, abraders
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high