Incident date: 2017-01-19
NAICS industry code: 333111

On January 19, 2017, an employee was operating an overhead crane to raise an 1,800-pound load. During the ascent, the load began to swing and pinched the employee's left thumb between a stationary object and the load. The employee's thumb was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Nonclassifiable
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high