Incident date: 2023-09-27
NAICS industry code: 423830

An employee was on an A-frame ladder inspecting a crane and diagnosing a hydraulic leak on a cylinder of the boom. The employee's hand was caught in the access hole as the boom was retracted, amputating three left-hand fingers.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Cranes, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high