Incident date: 2025-06-05
NAICS industry code: 333111

On June 5, 2025, at approximately 6:45 AM, an employee was installing an auger tube onto a combine when it wouldn't slide into place due to a bind. After adjusting the hoist to remove the bind, the auger slid into place and struck their left thumb. The employee sustained a partial amputation of the thumb to the distal interphalangeal joint.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by suspended or swinging objects  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Augers  except conveyor
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high