Incident date: 2019-02-01
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was troubleshooting a paving machine. He was cleaning the grease on the sprocket using a rag wrapped around his finger. The sprocket was running at the time and caught his hand and amputated the left middle finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Asphalt and concrete paving machines, pavers
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high