Incident date: 2023-03-20
NAICS industry code: 112120

An employee was servicing a manure pump. The pump was removed from the manure pit and disconnected from power. The employee used a crowbar to clear debris from the internal casing. He was spinning the motor blade to verify that it was spinning freely when it fractured and lacerated his left middle finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Pumps
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate