Incident date: 2022-05-09
NAICS industry code: 311611

An employee was replacing a cable on a sprocket on the door of a shipping dock when the door braces shifted and caused weight/tension to be put on the cable. His left hand was caught between the chain and sprocket, resulting in a crush injury to the middle and ring fingers and amputation of the ring fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Garage doors
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high