Incident date: 2025-05-28
NAICS industry code: 488119

During installation of one of the wheel assemblies, the injured employee was working to align the brake disc to the wheel keyways. Another mechanic was applying pressure to the wheel in the install direction. When the alignment was achieved and the wheel slid on, the injured employee's left thumb was caught between the brake disc and the wheel keyway. Approximately   inch of the thumb tip was severed, without bone loss.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Wheels, tire rims
code_nature: title: Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high