Incident date: 2024-06-07
NAICS industry code: 326140

An employee was changing out drive belts for a grinder and sanding burrs from the pulley using sandpaper held with a pair of pliers. His right middle finger became caught between the belt and the pulley, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Grinders, abraders
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high