Incident date: 2018-12-18
NAICS industry code: 322219

An employee was using a pedestal grinder to grind burrs off metal. The employee's right thumb was pinched between the metal and the grinding stone resulting in a thumb tip amputation.

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: Fingertip(s)
severity: high