Incident date: 2016-08-22
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was working on the deck of the barge assisting with securing the dredge swing anchor. The employee placed his left hand between the anchor and the side of the barge. While lifting the anchor, the employee's left thumb was crushed and suffered a partial amputation (above the knuckle).

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Barge
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high