Incident date: 2019-09-19
NAICS industry code: 321912

An employee was moving 20-hp electric motor weighing approximately 280 lbs. The employee was sliding the motor on the floor in the storage area using their foot and guiding it with their hands. The employee's finger was pinched between the shaft of the motor they were moving and a stationary motor resulting in an amputation of the left pinky finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Motors other than vehicle
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high