Incident date: 2016-08-17
NAICS industry code: 541320

An employee was attempting to remove a bucket attachment from an excavator when his right middle finger was caught between the attachment and the attachment point. His fingertip was smashed and subsequently 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