Incident date: 2023-02-16
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was lining up a set of disc gangs in a frame using a crowbar. There was something stuck where the pin would go and the employee went to clear the jam when the spring moved. The employee's right index fingertip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high