Incident date: 2016-10-14
NAICS industry code: 333112

On October 14, 2016, an employee had her finger in a pivot point on a backhoe assembly to determine if the two holes were aligned. The employee operated a hydraulic control that moved the pivot point and amputated her right index finger. The pivot point on the backhoe assembly was not guarded at the time of the incident.

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