Incident date: 2025-02-13
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was working to remove snow from a commercial site when his snowblower became clogged. He shut down the machine and went to remove a blockage from the machine using a small shovel when the auger blades started and his arm was pulled into the machine. The employee's arm was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Other agricultural and garden machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e)
severity: high