Incident date: 2017-01-31
NAICS industry code: 221118

An employee was installing a life ring at the entrance of the floating dock. The dock had become misaligned and off level on the rocks after a recent Nor'easter. A 2x4x8 foot piece of lumber was used to pry up the anchored side of the dock. The lumber snapped and the employee's right thumb was pinched between the lumber and a rock resulting in a partial amputation of the right thumb tip including the nail.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Raft, floating dock
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high