Incident date: 2024-04-11
NAICS industry code: 332322

An employee was installing a cylinder into a hoist. As he was trying to align the parts, the cylinder rod retracted and caused a soft tissue amputation to the distal tip of his left middle finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Elevators, hoists, lifts  unspecified
code_nature: title: Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high