Incident date: 2016-11-15
NAICS industry code: 488320

An employee was removing lashing turn-buckles on the bottom level of a container when a turn-buckle fell. The turn-buckle swivel crushed the employee's left middle finger between deck plating, and his fingertip had to be medically amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Fasteners, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high