Incident date: 2020-07-14
NAICS industry code: 332996

An employee was guiding an overhead crane C-hook into coils of sheet metal. His hand was on the back side of the C-hook when it struck another master coil. His finger was caught between the C-hook and the coil, resulting in a partial amputation of his right distal pinky finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate