Incident date: 2018-08-21
NAICS industry code: 541320

An employee was clearing brush along a fence line using a mini excavator when a small branch fell onto the controls, pinching his finger between the control arm and the branch. His fingertip was partially amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Mini excavators
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high