Incident date: 2022-04-04
NAICS industry code: 488190

An employee was attaching an equipment tow tongue to a tow hitch on a tow tractor. His right index finger was caught between the tongue and the hitch and crushed, causing a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Tractor, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high