Incident date: 2017-03-29
NAICS industry code: 444190

On March 29, 2017, an employee was troubleshooting an overhead door opener when their left finger became caught between the chain and sprocket of the side mounted overhead door opener, resulting in a left pinky fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Garage doors
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high