Incident date: 2015-06-26
NAICS industry code: 336312

A maintenance employee was troubleshooting a dust collector that was getting clogged. The employee disconnected the dust collector but did not disconnect the wheelabrator, which continued to rotate. The employee suffered a partial amputation to his right index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high