Incident date: 2022-10-06
NAICS industry code: 541120

An employee was polishing a flange face using a handheld air motor that turned a small shaft and a spinning aluminum plate. The shaft caught and wrapped up the employee's glove, causing amputations to three fingers on the employee's left hand.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Turning handtools-powered, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high