Incident date: 2023-01-03
NAICS industry code: 335999

Employees were using a winch line on a boom truck to lower a utility pole onto pole stands. An employee's hand was caught between the stand and the utility pole resulting in partial amputation of the left thumb.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high