Incident date: 2017-11-17
NAICS industry code: 332991

An employee was lowering a crane hook to attach a cable for a saw blade change when his left index finger was pinched between the cable and hook, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Wire, cables-nonelectrical
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high