Incident date: 2016-04-28
NAICS industry code: 237990

An employee was positioning steel casing with a synthetic web sling. As he removed the sling from the casing, the casing shifted and pinched his left middle finger between the casing and the clamp set to receive the next piece, partially amputating his left middle fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Pipes, ducts, tubing, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high