Incident date: 2015-09-25
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee fractured and amputated the his left thumb tip when it was caught between the blade of an excavator and a steel chain while attempting to secure the excavator to a trailer.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Excavating machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high