Incident date: 2017-12-13
NAICS industry code: 562212

An employee was attempting to repair a rock crusher. The employee's hand was on the crusher's belt when the machine energized. The belt then crushed and amputated the employee's right index fingertip. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Compactors, crushers, pulverizers-earth, mineral
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high