Incident date: 2022-07-07
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was trying to prevent a block from swaying as it was attached to a crane. The crane moved, and the employee's left hand was caught in the sheave of the main block. The employee suffered amputation of 1/4 of the left ring fingertip and a laceration to the little finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Cranes, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high