Incident date: 2016-08-09
NAICS industry code: 236115

An employee was changing a viber plate on a mini-excavator and aligning the shim when the driver in the cab accidentally bumped the lever, causing the arm of the machine to pinch the employee's thumb. The employee's thumb tip was amputated and thumb bone was smashed, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Mini excavators
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: moderate