Incident date: 2025-07-31
NAICS industry code: 326113

A subcontracted engineer was advising maintenance how to make a modification to the embossing roll system on a new line. Maintenance was bringing the motor and gearbox down with a crane. The load shifted when it was a few inches from the ground. The engineer went to catch/maneuver the gearbox and the fingers on his left hand were crushed between the I-beam base of the gearbox and the concrete floor. A finger was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by suspended or swinging objects  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Engine, motor, and mechanical parts  unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high