Incident date: 2019-03-08
NAICS industry code: 332420

An employee was holding a crane lifting chain while the load was starting to be lifted. When the chain tightened, the employee's thumb was caught in the chain, resulting in a partial amputation and hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Cranes, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate