Incident date: 2019-03-11
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was checking a pressure washer motor belt's tightness when the motor energized, catching the employee's right index finger in the belt and pulley. The employee's right index finger was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Power washers
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high