Incident date: 2018-05-21
NAICS industry code: 333517

An employee was removing an internal spindle part when the spindle fell from the employee's hand. The employee tried to catch and grab the spindle. The employee's fingertip was crushed between the grind wheel and the steady rest for the work piece, resulting in a surgical amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high