Incident date: 2025-03-18
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was working in bucket truck performing telecommunication maintenance. While the employee was tightening a lashing wire span, the strand slipped from the support clamp. The falling strand caused the lashing wire to sever the end of employee's left index fingertip, resulting in a partial amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Wire, cables nonelectrified
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high