Incident date: 2021-12-07
NAICS industry code: 532412

An employee was removing a bucket cylinder from a backhoe. As the employee removed a pin, the cylinder link fell and struck the employee's right ring finger, causing a partial amputation to the fingertip.

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