Incident date: 2021-10-30
NAICS industry code: 335991

Three employees were installing louvers using a crane (one employee in the crane, two on the ground). The crane raised a louver and an employee's right index and middle fingers were pinched between the top of the louver and the bottom of a catwalk. Both fingertips were amputated.

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