Incident date: 2025-01-08
NAICS industry code: 441110

An employee was spinning a wheel to check the brake measurements of a vehicle when his right index finger became caught between the tire rim and the brake caliper. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Roadway vehicle  motorized, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high