Incident date: 2017-06-02
NAICS industry code: 237990

An employee was performing preventive maintenance on railroad switches and a pressure-actuated rail greaser. He was attempting to reinstall the connecting bar for the greaser. When he picked up the bar from the middle joint, the joint straightened and amputated his left middle finger distal tip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high