Incident date: 2019-11-01
NAICS industry code: 561730

Employees were working on a ride-on core aerator in a garage. The core aerator was raised up on a forklift so the employees could examine the belt. As the injured employee was examining the belt, the aerator was turned back on and the injured employee sustained amputation of the left middle fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Agricultural and garden machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high