Incident date: 2022-01-30
NAICS industry code: 326199

An employee was raising a flat metal salt platen out of a cracking hopper using a hoist hook when the platen came off the hoist hook, fell, and landed on the employee's hand. The employee suffered crush injuries to their index and middle fingers, resulting in amputation of the index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high