Incident date: 2016-02-10
NAICS industry code: 337215

An employee was using a jib crane to flip a cantilever. He guided the hook with his right hand and used the crane controller with his left hand. The employee hit the "up" button on the controller and his finger was caught between the hook and the cantilever, amputating his right index fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Cranes-other fixed or stationary cranes
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high