Incident date: 2017-10-14
NAICS industry code: 331314

On October 14, 2017, at approximately 10:45 AM, an employee was using a hoist to move a basket containing a tool stack (approximately 1,060 pounds). He was using his left hand to operate the hoist remote while his right hand was on the basket. As the basket landed, the tool stack shifted, pinching and amputating his right middle fingertip.

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