Incident date: 2023-04-24
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was using a hammer and chisel to remove a key stock that was fitted/attached between a keyway of a mixer shaft and a mixer gearbox keyway. When the key stock was removed, the mixer shaft spun free and the employee's left hand was caught between the keyways. His left middle fingertip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high