Incident date: 2016-06-13
NAICS industry code: 332812

An employee was working under an overhead crane that had just placed two-500 lb. steel poles on a table. The employee moved in to begin cleaning the poles when the rigging fell from the crane hook and struck his left hand, amputating all four fingers.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Hoisting accessories, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high