Incident date: 2020-07-09
NAICS industry code: 332312

On July 9, 2020, an employee was in a training class, practicing how to rig and flip I-beams using a chain. His right thumb was slammed between the chain and the beam, causing an avulsion; the thumb tip was medically amputated on July 10, 2020.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Beams-unattached metal
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high