Incident date: 2023-11-17
NAICS industry code: 423930

An employee was using a mini skid steer to remove electric arc furnace (EAF) dust from under the cone room's outfeed conveyor belt. The skid steer was under the conveyor when he lowered the bucket; the back end of the skid-steer came up and pinched the employee's finger between the skid-steer and conveyor belt. The employee sustained an amputation to the right middle finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Skid steer loaders, mini loaders
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high