Incident date: 2021-04-20
NAICS industry code: 327320

An employee was hooking up a chain sling to lift concrete catch basin risers. He was holding the chain when the sling tightened, and the tip of his left little finger was caught between the chain and a concrete riser. The fingertip was amputated.

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: Fingertip(s)
severity: high