Incident date: 2019-04-02
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was adjusting the installation of a PDC drill bit on a horizontal grinding machine. The grinding wheel started and his right glove and index finger were pulled between the wheel and the surface to be ground. He suffered a partial amputation of the finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Grinders, abraders
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high