Incident date: 2019-10-01
NAICS industry code: 238120

A bundle of aluminum planks was being placed on a structural steel ramp. The tagline from the tower crane got stuck underneath the bundle. The bundle was lifted. When it was set down, it caught an employee's finger, causing the amputation of the fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Bundles, bales
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high