Incident date: 2015-08-04
NAICS industry code: 488510

An employee was operating a PIT when he put his left hand down into the bracket that holds the battery. The employee's finger got caught and crushed between the battery and the bracket, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high