Incident date: 2024-12-05
NAICS industry code: 237990

An employee was removing concrete and rock debris from a paving machine when the side form vertical cylinder of the machine dropped, crushing his right hand. The employee sustained a fractured ring finger and amputation of the little finger. The employee required surgery.

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