Incident date: 2024-01-24
NAICS industry code: 336611

An employee was tacking a below-the-hook lifting device to a crane pedestal on a large circular foundation. While using a bottle jack to press down on the pedestal, the tacks broke causing the saddle to fall and strike the employee's fingers. The employee's left index finger was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object  unspecified
code_source: title: Hoisting accessories  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high