Incident date: 2024-03-21
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was loading material/equipment onto a track loader bucket. While securing a strap to the equipment, his hand was caught between the track loader bucket teeth and the equipment, resulting in a left finger amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Bucket, front-end, and pay loaders
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high