Incident date: 2016-04-04
NAICS industry code: 336611

An employee was using a vertical disc grinder to grind a small piece of metal while wearing gloves. His glove was caught on the disc, resulting in the amputation of his left index fingertip just above the tip of his nail.

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