Incident date: 2016-10-09
NAICS industry code: 112511

While getting off a salmon cage to board a barge, an employee grabbed the rope attached to a winch system.  The winch was in operation (lowering and raising a hose) and the employee's right hand was pulled into the winch, amputating the ring and middle fingers to the lower knuckles.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
code_source: title: Barge
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high