Incident date: 2023-07-17
NAICS industry code: 238910

An employee was attempting to remove a four-way chain from a trench box when their finger was caught in a pinch point. The employee sustained an amputation to their right index finger at the first knuckle.

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