Incident date: 2024-01-17
NAICS industry code: 921190

An employee was troubleshooting a security gate due to ice that was keeping the gate from moving. As the employee cleared ice from a cable, the gate moved, causing the cable to break. The gate or cable contacted the employee's right little finger, resulting in an amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running
code_source: title: Gates
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high