Incident date: 2018-08-27
NAICS industry code: 237130

An employee was attempting to adjust a chain on a utility pole when the pole moved back into a hole, catching the employee's right thumb between the pole and chain. The employee suffered a thumb tip amputation when he pulled his hand out of the pinch point.

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