Incident date: 2022-08-01
NAICS industry code: 488119

An employee was pulling on a chain while working with a tow bar in proximity to an aircraft. The slack in the chain was pulled taut, causing the chain to tighten around the employee's fingers and resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Chains, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high