Incident date: 2016-02-09
NAICS industry code: 336350

On February 9, 2016, an employee was performing maintenance on a front-wheel drive prismatic machine. While the employee was working on the coolant tank, the high-level arm was activated, causing the tank pump to start. The employee's right pinky finger was amputated by the pump impeller.

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), n.e.c.
severity: high