Incident date: 2015-05-27
NAICS industry code: 561320

An employee was lifting a lid on a tumbler vat that hinged at the bottom and swung downward. The employee was using a chain to lift the lid and the chain slipped catching the employee's left ring finger, removing the fingernail and underlying skin.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Chains, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high