Incident date: 2025-03-10
NAICS industry code: 811310

Two employees were troubleshooting a wheel loader. One of them was unplugging a sensor on the transmission while the injured employee was looking at the alternator belt. The engine was started and the injured employee's right middle finger was pulled toward the alternator pulley, then pinched between it and the belt. The fingertip was partially amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Bucket, front-end, and pay loaders
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high