Incident date: 2023-02-16
NAICS industry code: 238120

On February 16, 2023, an employee working in the capacity of an iron worker was watching a connection point to make sure the softener and rigging did not slip or get caught while the crane was picking up the load. The employee's finger was caught on the wire rope sling, causing the finger to be partially amputated. The employee required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
code_source: title: Cranes, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high