Incident date: 2023-05-03
NAICS industry code: 327390

On May 3, 2023, an employee was holding rigging hooks in position to lift a rebar coil and spool for an automatic rebar bender. The hook slipped in the employee's hand while the sling was being tensioned with a crane. The employee's right index finger was caught in a pinch point between the hook and the tube steel used for lifting the rebar and coil spool assembly. They suffered an amputation to their right index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Cranes, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high