Incident date: 2018-09-24
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was installing a new drum of sealant into the road sealant machine and caught their left thumb between the compression piston and plunger assembly resulting in amputation of the distal end.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Road grading and surfacing machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high