Incident date: 2022-01-13
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee was working with a crew that was paving and smoothing concrete for a road surfacing project. The employee noticed that the left-side winch of the concrete screed was not engaging. As the employee was troubleshooting the screed, their right hand was caught in the belt drive resulting in a partial amputation of the right index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Asphalt and concrete paving machines, pavers
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high