Incident date: 2022-11-11
NAICS industry code: 332999

An employee was using a grinder to cut a piece of metal. When the piece was almost entirely in the machine, the employee struck the piece with a hammer. The loose piece clamped onto his hand, resulting in a partial amputation of the left 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