Incident date: 2022-12-13
NAICS industry code: 336211

An employee was operating a lathe machine to sand a bolt. The emery paper became caught on the bolt, pulling his right hand into the bolt and twisting his thumb. His right thumb was surgically amputated.

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