Incident date: 2021-03-05
NAICS industry code: 811111

Two employees were lowering a car on an automotive lift by manually engaging an unguarded latch. The latch snapped back and pinched one of the employee's left hand against the lift post resulting in a partial amputation of the index and middle fingertips.

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