Incident date: 2015-03-19
NAICS industry code: 813910

An employee was leaning from a boat to remove a log from Lake Desoto when a wave swell caused an unexpected shift. The shift caused her finger to get caught between the boat and the log, amputating the first segment of her right index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Motorboat, motorized yacht
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high