Incident date: 2025-08-19
NAICS industry code: 238210

A crew was aligning a pad-mounted transformer with two 3-inch rigid metal conduits that protruded through the pad. The transformer needed slight repositioning, and an employee stepped in to help guide the adjustment. The transformer base shifted, and a finger on the employee s right hand was caught between the cabinet base and the conduit top. The fingertip was amputated at the distal knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running
code_source: title: Power lines, transformers, convertors
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high