Incident date: 2023-08-12
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee was cutting overhead coil rods which were hung under a bridge. The employee was positioning a 45-foot boom lift when their left little finger was caught between the railing of the boom lift and a coil rod. The finger was partially amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high