Incident date: 2023-10-26
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was troubleshooting the blades of a zero-turn mower that were not turning on. As he was investigating under the engine of the motor, his left index finger was caught between the pulley and the belt resulting in amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Lawn mowers-riding
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high