Incident date: 2025-03-17
NAICS industry code: 311999

A hoist used for filter bags was doubled over itself and an employee was untwisting/untangling its cable. The hoist moved up instead of down when activated, due to the bags, and caught the employee's left middle finger. The employee sustained the amputation of about   inch of the fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Elevators, hoists, lifts  unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high