Incident date: 2018-10-18
NAICS industry code: 332999

A crane was carrying a load when its handle was bumped, causing the crane to release the load. The load dropped onto the injured employee's finger, crushing it and later resulting in an amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Nonclassifiable
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high