Incident date: 2018-04-17
NAICS industry code: 488320

An employee was descending the aft port ladder of a derrick to remove a rope from the barge kevel when he slipped and grabbed the winch cable with his right hand. The cable was moving and his right hand was pulled into the snatch block, causing a laceration and amputation of two fingers.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
code_source: title: Barge
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high