Incident date: 2022-01-19
NAICS industry code: 238110

An employee was trying to repair a locking mechanism on the control panel of a laser screed. The panel slipped forward while the employee was working on the lock with their left middle finger in the track it slid on. The finger was partially amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
code_source: title: Asphalt and concrete spreaders
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high