Incident date: 2022-01-18
NAICS industry code: 333249

An employee was using emery to polish a shaft on a manual lathe when his work glove was caught in the shaft. His right middle finger was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Metalworking lathes
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high