Incident date: 2016-11-14
NAICS industry code: 423320

An employee was attempting to sharpen a tool with a grinding wheel when the employee's finger entered the wheel and was amputated.

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), n.e.c.
severity: high