Incident date: 2022-10-10
NAICS industry code: 441110

An employee was lowering a car on a lift, but the locking mechanism was not releasing. He attempted to manually release the lift lock by using his finger. When the lock released, the weight of the car caused it to spring forward resulting in a partial fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
code_source: title: Automobile lifts and hoists
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high