Incident date: 2015-05-16
NAICS industry code: 336413

An employee was using a sling attached to a crane to remove a wheel housing from a dyno tester.  His thumb got caught between the sling and wheel housing, amputating his thumb at the distal joint.

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