Incident date: 2019-02-27
NAICS industry code: 237310

A bolt broke on a tow hitch. The injured employee placed his finger in the hole to clear the broken bolt when another employee lifted the hitch to move it up and amputated the injured employee's right index fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high