Incident date: 2020-06-09
NAICS industry code: 221114

A support for erecting a solar array was being driven into the ground, but had stopped due to an underground obstruction. An employee was re-connecting a chain to the ground support when the puller ram machine activated, causing the chain to rise up and tighten around the support and catch the employee's finger. The employee sustained an open fracture, laceration, and hematoma to the index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate