Incident date: 2017-05-16
NAICS industry code: 238290

An employee had just repaired an overhead door chain in an ambulance garage and was climbing down a 12-foot A-frame ladder. His left hand was resting on the chain he just repaired when a paramedic came in and activated the switch to raise the garage door. His hand was caught between the chain and sprocket to the garage motor, amputating both middle fingertips.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Garage doors
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high