Incident date: 2023-03-02
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was using a crank and cable to lower a light tower due to windy conditions. The light shaft became hung up and released the tension in the cable, which wrapped around the employee's left hand, resulting in amputations of three fingers.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Entangled in other object or equipment
code_source: title: Wire, cables-nonelectrical
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high