Incident date: 2024-08-22
NAICS industry code: 423510

On August 22, 2024, an employee was operating a jib crane with a magnet attached and maneuvered it to pick up a 250-pound piece of plasma-cut steel. While moving the jib, the magnet caught another piece of steel and the employee's left index finger was crushed between the pieces of steel. The employee sustained a partial amputation to the finger with bone loss.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed between running equipment and other object(s)
code_source: title: Cranes  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high