Incident date: 2022-09-26
NAICS industry code: 311412

An employee was putting a motor and plate back on a starch pump. As he balanced the motor between his forearms and guided the adjustment bolts into the plate holes, the motor slipped out of his arms. His left little finger was pinched between a nut, a washer, and the plate, causing an amputation to the finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
code_source: title: Motors other than vehicle
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high