Incident date: 2022-01-19
NAICS industry code: 812210

An employee was fixing a lift that was used in a crematory. The lift was propped up with wooden blocks so that the employee could line up the holes for new bolts. One of the wooden blocks moved and the lift collapsed, amputating the employee's right ring finger just above the knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high