Incident date: 2017-10-20
NAICS industry code: 332312

On October 19, 2017, at approximately 10:30 AM, an employee was rigging a steel fabrication project to an electric hoist when the hoist was activated. The employee's right thumb tip was then caught and amputated between the metal project and the rigging strap.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Nonclassifiable
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high