Incident date: 2017-10-18
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was rigging up an I-beam with a jib attachment and a lifting hook on the bottom side. His left pinky finger was caught in a pinch point between the jib and the hook when the signal was given to move the I-beam, amputating his fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high