Incident date: 2021-03-25
NAICS industry code: 221118

An employee was grinding rough edges off a piece of metal plate. The employee's right thumb was caught between a vertical rotating grinding disk and the tool table/rest. The employee suffered tissue damage and an amputation of the thumbnail/fingertip.

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: Fingertip(s)
severity: high