Incident date: 2023-12-19
NAICS industry code: 713930

An employee was assisting a boat owner with moving/pulling the owner s boat closer to a diesel dispenser for fueling. A gust of wind pushed the boat away from the dock while the employee was tying a line to a cleat to secure the front of the boat to the dock. His thumb became caught between the line and the cleat causing an amputation to the thumb.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Entangled in other object or equipment
code_source: title: Rope, twine, string
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high