Incident date: 2018-09-10
NAICS industry code: 332919

An employee was training a new employee on a belt sander when the actuator was engaged, which caused the machine to move. The employee's finger was then caught between the sander's holder and fixture, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Sanders-powered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high