Incident date: 2016-08-10
NAICS industry code: 332323

An employee was using a choker chain and hoist to lift material and relocate it. The hook slipped and pinched his left ring fingertip, amputating the fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Chains, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high