Incident date: 2016-07-21
NAICS industry code: 423610

Two employees were working on a motor to prepare it to ship to a customer. One employee was lubricating and greasing the bearings while the other employee was manually turning the shaft. The employee turning the shaft got his finger pinched between the v-belt and pulley amputating his right index finger just below the cuticle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Motors other than vehicle
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high