Incident date: 2021-08-13
NAICS industry code: 322212

At about 3:30 a.m. on August 13, 2021, an employee was using a belt sander to repair a part when his right thumb tip was caught between the sanding belt and the part rest. The thumb tip was amputated.

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: Fingertip(s)
severity: high