Incident date: 2025-05-09
NAICS industry code: 237990

A maintenance employee was working on a barge in open water, replacing the belt on a deck winch. After replacing the belt and testing it, the employee was taking a picture of the model number on the belt when the machine started. His hand was pulled into the belt and pulley, resulting in a partial amputation to his index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall, contact incident onboard water vehicle
code_source: title: Barge
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high