Incident date: 2023-10-26
NAICS industry code: 322121

An employee was using sandpaper to sand down a shaft on a magnetic drill press when their gloves got caught on the rotating bit. The employee sustained an amputation to their right index fingertip above the first knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Drills-stationary
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high