Incident date: 2015-05-27
NAICS industry code: 326199

An employee crushed his left ring and middle fingers while flipping material that was going to be machined into a holding plate fixture.  The 280 pound material was on a sling using a basket configuration in which the sling had two holes attached to the 5-ton crane. His fingers were crushed between the material and the work table resulting in the amputation of the fingertip of the ring finger above the knuckle.

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: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high