Incident date: 2022-11-03
NAICS industry code: 221111

An employee was grinding a gusset plate with a disc grinder when the gusset got caught, pulling the employee's finger into the machine. The employee sustained an amputation to the right index finger.

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: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high