Incident date: 2019-08-19
NAICS industry code: 332912

An employee was lifting an aircraft component with an overhead hoist. The component being hoisted created a shear point between itself and the test stand. The employee's thumb tip was amputated in the shear point.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Overhead hoists, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high