Incident date: 2017-09-28
NAICS industry code: 326199

An employee was attaching a shackle and sling to a tank when a crane operator began to take up slack in the sling. The employee's right index fingertip was then caught and amputated between the shackle and sling.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Cranes, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high