Incident date: 2018-02-13
NAICS industry code: 236220

On February 13, 2018, an employee was assembling a sand hopper for a customer. The sand hopper was in the upside down position. The employee was attempting to push the framework into position for the lifting lugs and hopper legs and pinched his left pinkie finger between the lifting lug and the post resulting in amputation at the distal joint.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Machine, tool, and electric parts, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high