Incident date: 2025-08-17
NAICS industry code: 238320

An employee was on a manlift 5 feet off the ground, sandblasting the exterior of a ship unit. The employee's index finger became pinched between the top railing of the manlift basket and the edge of a watertight door on the ship unit. The employee's finger was amputated at the fingernail.

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