Incident date: 2019-11-18
NAICS industry code: 236210

An employee was attaching a hoisting chain to an excavator bucket. The employee's finger was pinched between the chain and the load, causing an amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Chains, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high