Incident date: 2022-10-18
NAICS industry code: 333111

An employee was adjusting an extendable axle on a combine harvester. The employee removed the pin that secures the axle assembly in place and the axle extended, causing an amputation of the left index fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Combines
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high