Incident date: 2018-12-06
NAICS industry code: 562998

An employee was using a hydraulic submersible pump to clean a sewer main. The pump became clogged with rags. The employee suffered partial amputations to two fingers while clearing the clog. The pump was still operating at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Pumps
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high