Incident date: 2022-12-06
NAICS industry code: 333111

An employee was assembling a machine. The employee was using a crane to lift a roller into position when the lifting strap broke. The roller caught the employee's left hand in a pinch point resulting in the amputation of approximately 3/4 of the thumb.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Rollers
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high