Incident date: 2017-05-04
NAICS industry code: 336322

An employee was using a pedestal sander to sand down the edges on a piece of metal using an 80 grit disc. While he was pushing the metal into the sander, the metal buckled and his left hand went into the face of the disc, amputating his left index fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high