Incident date: 2024-10-29
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was installing a drag chain on an asphalt paver. The employee was feeding the chain when their glove got caught, dragging the employee's left hand into the chain. The employee's middle finger was amputated and their index fingertip was amputated to the cuticle. The asphalt paver was running at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Concrete paving machines, pavers
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high