Incident date: 2025-06-30
NAICS industry code: 238910

An employee was utilizing a jersey barrier clamp that was hooked to a chain. The beam clamp was being set down on the bed of a truck when the chain got caught. The employee was working to untangle the chain when the clamp came down and crushed their right little finger. About 1 inch of the finger was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by suspended or swinging objects  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Clamps, couplings
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high