Incident date: 2023-02-21
NAICS industry code: 331511

An employee was loading hydrants onto a paint line bed using hoists and clamps. A hydrant slipped and their fingertip was pinched between the hydrant and clamp, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Hydrants
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high