Incident date: 2020-05-26
NAICS industry code: 333111

An employee was assembling parts of the all-wheel steering on a piece of agricultural equipment. A suspended strap failed and a heavy metal wheel dropped down on the employee's left index finger, causing an amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high