Incident date: 2018-07-27
NAICS industry code: 311615

An employee was removing a breader's main drive belt motor from its gearbox. When the motor released from the gear box, it fell, crushing the employee's left ring fingertip between the bottom of the motor and the framework of the breader. The finger tip was subsequently medically amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Motors other than vehicle
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high