Incident date: 2018-10-08
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was using a tugger to pull a cable on a rope. The tugger began to shake out of control; while the employee was trying to stop it from shaking, his hand was pulled into the tugger. The tugger began to roll on the ground, bringing the employee with it until his right index finger was partially amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high