Incident date: 2020-06-30
NAICS industry code: 332618

An employee was sanding a part after welding it. His right thumb was caught between the metal and the sanding belt and was amputated below the fingernail.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high