Incident date: 2016-11-08
NAICS industry code: 327331

An employee was attempting to close the safety clasp on a lifting hook when his right middle finger became stuck in the clasp and was partially amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high