Incident date: 2024-01-23
NAICS industry code: 115310

An employee was unclogging a snow blower chute on a skid steer when his right index finger was amputated at the knuckle. The employee also suffered fractures to the thumb and middle fingers.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Skid-steer loaders, mini loaders
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high