Incident date: 2021-03-08
NAICS industry code: 238110

An employee was stressing post-tension cables using a hydraulic ram. As the ram was retracting, the employee's hand slipped and the ram pinched the tip of their left ring finger, resulting in an amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high