Incident date: 2023-08-22
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was moving a pipe that was attached to a hoist crane with metal chains and hooks. The weight of the pipe shifted, causing the employee's thumb to get caught between the chain and the hook. Their left thumb was amputated.

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