Incident date: 2019-01-14
NAICS industry code: 321113

An employee was attempting to push chunks of ice/sawdust/bark into the bucket of a skid steer. In an attempt to gain leverage, the employee grabbed the bucket of the skid steer. At the same time, the equipment operator tilted the bucket. The employee's fingers were then caught between the bucket and a metal support beam, resulting in the amputation of four right-hand fingers at about the second knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
code_source: title: Skid steer loaders, mini loaders
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high