Incident date: 2020-08-20
NAICS industry code: 335312

An employee was loading large cylindrical arbors vertically into a cart with wheels when an arbor fell. This caused a shift in weight and the basket became top-heavy and tilted. The employee's hand was still on the lifting device connected to the hoist and arbor when the basket and arbors shifted. His left ring finger was caught in a pinch point, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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