Incident date: 2023-01-12
NAICS industry code: 423810

An employee was draining hydraulic fluid from an excavator when his right middle finger was caught between the piston and the housing units, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
code_source: title: Excavating machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high