Incident date: 2018-07-23
NAICS industry code: 332420

An employee was installing the bolt inside a tank's counterweight, which was held by a chain, when the chain suddenly broke. His left arm was then caught between the counterweight and the inner tank, resulting in a left arm amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Parts and materials, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: high