Incident date: 2016-02-22
NAICS industry code: 811310

A maintenance employee was stepping down from a scissor lift when his wedding ring was caught on the safety chain from the lift gate. His left ring finger was amputated above the second knuckle, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high