Incident date: 2016-03-21
NAICS industry code: 238990

After he had changed a block and adjusted the wire rope in the sheave, an employee's right hand was pulled between the wire rope and the block. His hand was amputated and required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
code_source: title: Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Hand(s), n.e.c.
severity: high