Incident date: 2023-09-21
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was using a crane to move a crane mat when a chain holding the mat dropped. The mat then fell onto the employee's right hand, fracturing the ring finger and amputating the middle finger at the knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Structures and surfaces, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high