Incident date: 2024-03-25
NAICS industry code: 811198

An employee was doing an operational checkout of the double bead breaker linkage piston on a tire changer. While checking for binding of the piston, it crushed the end of their left index finger resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Other special process machinery  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high