Incident date: 2016-12-03
NAICS industry code: 336360

A team of four employees were replacing a chemical pump. When the pump was replaced, the team began to dismantle the setup. Team member 1 was taking down a come-along when he slipped and grabbed onto a nearby strap to regain his balance. This caused a bar to fall directly onto the hand of the injured employee who was replacing a pump eyelet below the bar and come-along assembly. The injured employee received a right thumb laceration, fracture and tendon separation. As a result, the right thumb was partially amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Parts and materials, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high