Incident date: 2024-10-14
NAICS industry code: 424310

An employee was lifting the chain latch on a gate that was stuck. The latch contacted their right middle finger, resulting in an amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Gates
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate