Incident date: 2025-05-27
NAICS industry code: 238110

An employee was assisting an operator with changing out an auger bit. The outer Kelly bar was lowered to put pressure down and free the pin. The employee's left little finger was crushed by the Kelly bar, resulting in amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Rotary system equipment
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high