Incident date: 2016-09-19
NAICS industry code: 331511

A crane operator was lowering material and an employee went to remove the hook from the material when the crane moved, causing the chain to tighten and pinch the employee's right index finger between the hook and material. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

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