Incident date: 2019-07-24
NAICS industry code: 339112

An employee was polishing a small stainless steel part when their glove was caught in the spindle of the polishing machine resulting in amputation of the right middle finger.

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