Incident date: 2015-08-07
NAICS industry code: 213112

The employee was cutting a sample valve using an unguarded grinder. There was a 6" blade installed on a 4" grinder. The employee cut his left index finger and shattered the bone.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Grinders, abraders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate