Incident date: 2016-03-04
NAICS industry code: 541370

A front end loader was pulling a truck out of the sand. The loader operator asked an employee to hold the chain used to pull the truck. The chain became tight and caught the employee's middle ring finger, fracturing it. The employee required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Chains, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate