Incident date: 2017-02-06
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was watching a crane drive a timber pile into the ground. His hand was between the cable and the timber pile as the crane operator lifted the cable. The cable then pulled tight, pinching and amputating his right thumb tip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Cranes, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high