Incident date: 2015-04-02
NAICS industry code: 336510

An employee was using an overhead crane to set a jacket on a rail car. The employee's right hand was caught between the jacket and underframe, crushing his right-hand ring finger. He was hospitalized overnight and required surgical amputation of the finger.

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