Incident date: 2024-10-11
NAICS industry code: 722511

An employee was holding the lock for a cable door assembly. When the assembly was released, his left thumb was caught by the door latch braided steel cable resulting in a partial amputation to the thumb tip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Door and window hardware  Hinges, latches, etc.
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Thumb(s)
severity: high