Incident date: 2015-09-27
NAICS industry code: 115114

An employee was fumigating a ship's hold when he placed his hand near the edge of a hatch opening. A coworker closed the hatch cover, which amputated the employee's right thumb. He was hospitalized for hand surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high