Incident date: 2023-05-10
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was working on a trackhoe and as he attempted to realign a belt in an air curtain, his glove became stuck on the belt. The employee's hand was pulled in, resulting in a right thumb amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Backhoes, trackhoes
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high