Incident date: 2024-12-08
NAICS industry code: 811192

An employee was troubleshooting a water pump when its drive belt moved and severed the employee's little, ring, and middle fingers between the nail and first knuckle, resulting in amputation. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Pumps  except oil well
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high