Incident date: 2015-10-14
NAICS industry code: 561311

An employee was removing a 14 foot jack in a parking garage by releasing clamps on the top and the bottom.  While the employee was releasing the bottom clamp, the top clamp that was previously loosened fell and caught his finger between the top clamp and the back. The left middle finger was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Jacks
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high