Incident date: 2024-03-18
NAICS industry code: 238120

An employee was lowering themselves in the basket hoist to assist with adjusting a shim. The corbel came loose and fell onto the basket hoist catching the employee's left middle finger and amputating it at the first joint.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by propelled, falling, or suspended object  unspecified
code_source: title: Structural elements  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high