Incident date: 2024-02-05
NAICS industry code: 562920

Two employees were installing a machine part (a compactor). The injured employee was holding the compactor as it was pushed into place, and their left middle finger was caught between the compactor and the rail it was to sit on. The fingertip was amputated. The incident took place during a training activity.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Vehicle and machine parts  unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high