Incident date: 2018-07-14
NAICS industry code: 332812

An employee was using an overhead hoist to lift a rig composed of three steel poles. His left thumb was pinched between the chain and the product being lifted, and the tip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Overhead hoists, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high