Incident date: 2016-06-22
NAICS industry code: 237110

A company was installing an irrigation pivot when the pump malfunctioned, allowing the water to seep back down the hole. When an employee attempted to slow the spinning shaft, it amputated his right-hand pinky and ring fingers.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Pumps
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high