Incident date: 2024-05-01
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was removing a pin that was holding together a bucket and a hydraulic cylinder on a skid steer by using a hammer and a hole punch. When the pin was pushed out, the bucket shifted causing the hole punch to move and pinch their left ring finger. They sustained an amputation to the fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Awls, punches
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high