Incident date: 2020-02-03
NAICS industry code: 481111

An employee was repairing/troubleshooting a portable pressure washer whose belts were seizing up. His right hand was pulled into a nip point between the belt and pulley causing a partial amputation of his right middle finger. He was hospitalized for surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Power washers
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high