Incident date: 2025-02-03
NAICS industry code: 238110

An employee was manually starting a disassembled gasoline motor when it kicked back. The force of the retracting spring pulled his hand back into the shaft. Two fingers struck against the metal shaft and were amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Multiple engine and mechanical parts, whole engine
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high