Incident date: 2023-10-08
NAICS industry code: 333611

An employee was using a sanding disk to deburr a 3" x 5" blocking plate. While working to angle the plate to install a beveled edge, the blocking plate was pulled between the grinding disk and the machine's table. The employee's gloved right thumb was also pulled in, resulting in a severe abrasion to the thumb that required a partial amputation at the hospital.

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), unspecified
severity: high