Incident date: 2018-03-12
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was using an outrigger for balance while he used his foot to clear snow from the area where the outrigger foot would sit. While the employee's hand was on the outrigger, the outrigger activated. The employee's right index finger that was inside a pin hole when it moved resulting in amputation.

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: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high