Incident date: 2020-02-12
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was helping in loading operations involving a chain sling and crane. Sheets of steel shifted in the load, and a finger on the employee's left hand was caught and crushed between the sling and the material. The finger was amputated.

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