Incident date: 2017-05-18
NAICS industry code: 333120

An employee was positioning a dipper arm on a mini-excavator line. His finger was in the pin hole when his coworker hammered in a pivot pin, creating a pinch point that amputated his left middle fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high