Incident date: 2025-02-04
NAICS industry code: 811310

An employee was installing a post-less wing assembly (for snow removal) onto a motor grader. While aligning holes to mount the assembly, his right middle finger was caught in a pin hole when the blade came loose, resulting in partial amputation of the finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Vehicle and machine front attachments
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high