Incident date: 2022-01-11
NAICS industry code: 237990

Employees were placing a culvert under a railroad.  An employee was mounting a saddle on the rails of a jack and bore machine. When the chain sling tightened, the employee's left middle finger was caught in the movable part of the saddle. The fingertip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Drilling machines, drilling augers
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high