Incident date: 2023-01-05
NAICS industry code: 326199

An employee was replacing a large steel wheel on a machine using a bottle jack. While lifting the wheel, the jack came down onto the employee's hand, resulting in crush injuries. The employee's left middle finger was medically amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Jacks
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high