Incident date: 2021-12-21
NAICS industry code: 332420

An employee was preparing a robot for a welding task. The employee grabbed a crane hook; the crane was still lifting a piece of equipment, and the employee's left index finger was caught between the hook and the equipment. The finger required a medical amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Cranes, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high