Incident date: 2021-12-03
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was using an overhead crane to move a 48-inch by 3-inch plate from a horizontal position to a vertical position. He had one hand on the controller and one on the clevis. When the employee let the clevis down to reposition it, his left index fingertip was pinched between the crane hook and the clevis, resulting in an amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high