Incident date: 2024-11-15
NAICS industry code: 237130

An employee and technicians were removing bolts and pins from a crane component to be lifted and uninstalled. While removing the final pin, the technicians used a large all-thread rod as a hammer. The injured technician grabbed the all-thread rod with his left hand to guide it as a second technician thrusted. When the pin was driven free, the injured technician s left little finger entered a pinch point and was crushed, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Cranes  unspecified
code_nature: title: Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high