Incident date: 2025-08-01
NAICS industry code: 112310

Three employees were transferring a metal lid using a manual chain hoist to place it onto a cart. While they were adjusting its position, the lid shifted and the injured employee's left hand became caught between the hoist hook and the handle, resulting in a laceration and amputation of their ring fingertip including the tuft.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by suspended or swinging objects  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high