Incident date: 2016-05-11
NAICS industry code: 237120

An employee was grinding on a structural handrail for a work platform with a grating floor. The employee lost control of the grinder, which lacerated and fractured his left index finger. His left index fingertip was surgically amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Hand grinders-powered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high