Incident date: 2024-01-25
NAICS industry code: 333249

During welding work on a dock leveler, an employee was repositioning parts for the next weld. The employee was removing a pin when the hook used to hold up a part failed. The part, which weighed 2,300 pounds, crushed the employee's right hand and amputated their ring finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Parts and materials  unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high