Incident date: 2023-03-08
NAICS industry code: 423740

An employee was grinding a piece of metal using a grinding wheel. The wheel pulled the metal in and the distal tuft of the employee's left thumb was amputated.

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