Incident date: 2023-08-04
NAICS industry code: 423830

An employee was installing a 40-pound impeller on a machine. The impeller spun while his right index finger was in an opening; it struck and amputated the finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high