Incident date: 2017-11-30
NAICS industry code: 332311

An employee was attempting to release an overhead door that was stuck in the raised position. The employee was pulling slack cable from around the wheel inside of the track when the door suddenly dropped, making the cable taut. The cable then sliced and amputated the employee's left middle fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Entangled in other object or equipment
code_source: title: Garage doors
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high