Incident date: 2017-06-03
NAICS industry code: 237120

An employee was adjusting a slide seat in an excavator when his right middle finger was caught between the slide seat adjustment bar and the latch behind it, amputating his middle fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Front and power shovels
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high