Incident date: 2024-05-13
NAICS industry code: 488320

Two employees were working inside a hatch on a bulk cargo vessel and were using a crowbar to create space in a bundle to allow a nylon strap to pass through. The crowbar amputated the distal portion of the injured employee's right index fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by object held or wielded by person
code_source: title: Crowbars
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high