Incident date: 2016-09-01
NAICS industry code: 213115

An employee and a crane operator were preparing to lift a cutter head (tool) into a transport rack. The crane operator picked up the tool and the employee's finger was caught in a pinch point between the tool and the transport rack resulting in the amputation of the right index fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high