Incident date: 2022-06-03
NAICS industry code: 313210

An employee was using a manual hoist to lift a roll of fabric when their right index fingertip was caught between the chain and the hook, or between the hook and the roll. The fingertip was amputated without bone loss, at the joint closest to the fingernail.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Overhead hoists-manual
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high