Incident date: 2016-02-01
NAICS industry code: 423390

An employee's gloved left hand became entangled in a rotating metal drill bit/chuck while he was trying to sweep off metal shavings from around the drill bit. His left ring finger was surgically amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Drills-stationary
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high