Incident date: 2019-07-15
NAICS industry code: 493130

An employee was servicing a skid steer bucket from a quick attachment point when the spring holding the hydraulic cylinder gave way and crushed their finger. The employee sustained a broken index finger and lacerations to the skin that required surgery and stitches.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Skid steer loaders, mini loaders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate