Incident date: 2023-01-27
NAICS industry code: 624120

An employee was using a snow thrower to clear snow from company property when their left hand was caught in the machine, resulting in an amputation of the ring finger from the nailbed up and fractures to three fingers.

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