Incident date: 2018-09-04
NAICS industry code: 611710

An employee was moving a vibratory plate compactor from the bucket of a mini-excavator. The employee's right little finger was caught on the excavator's bucket hook. It was dislocated and severely lacerated, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Rollers, compactors-construction
code_nature: title: Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate