Incident date: 2019-01-21
NAICS industry code: 561311

An employee was helping to move a piece of machinery using the boom of a small backhoe, guiding it with his right hand. His right index finger was caught by the bucket when it was set down, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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