Incident date: 2024-03-19
NAICS industry code: 221122

Two employees were taking down old power poles using a hydraulic pole puller when the injured employee's finger got caught in the chain as it was being pulled, resulting in the partial amputation of his left middle finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
code_source: title: Jacks
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high