Incident date: 2024-01-25
NAICS industry code: 336412

On January 25, 2024, an employee was servicing an engine. The engine shaft became misaligned and as they were manually re-aligning it, the shaft suddenly slid into place and pinched the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Multiple engine and mechanical parts, whole engine
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high