Incident date: 2024-08-07
NAICS industry code: 333249

On August 7, 2024, an employee was adjusting a spreader bar that was suspended in the air by a crane. When the employee removed a pin from the bar, it collapsed and pinched the employee's left index finger. The finger was partially amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Hoisting accessories  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high