Incident date: 2018-03-15
NAICS industry code: 336211

An employee was attempting to open a malfunctioning locking mechanism on a hydraulic car lift when his left second finger was pinched between the mechanism and the lift frame, resulting in a distal amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
code_source: title: Automobile lifts and hoists
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high