Incident date: 2021-12-17
NAICS industry code: 325520

An employee was sanding a piece of metal on a belt sander when his gloved hand was caught between the belt and the piece being sanded. The employee sustained a partial amputation to their right index finger.

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