Incident date: 2016-03-09
NAICS industry code: 333611

While grinding on a disc sander, an employee's finger became lodged between the platform and the sander, amputating the distal tip of his right thumb.

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: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high