Incident date: 2023-09-19
NAICS industry code: 423510

The injured employee was training a new employee to use an edger. The hydraulic arm, that is used to keep core material in place, came down and crushed the injured employee's right foot. The employee required an amputation and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Foot (feet), unspecified
severity: high