Incident date: 2023-11-13
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was servicing a track tongue scissor assembly that was hoisted. The equipment fell from the hoisting mechanism and onto their left little finger, resulting in an amputation.

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