Incident date: 2016-05-13
NAICS industry code: 221115

An employee was performing routine maintenance on a wind tower when the wind picked up and caused the motor to start turning. The employee's glove was caught in the motor, and his middle finger was pulled in and lacerated. The finger had to be surgically amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Windmills, wind turbines
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high