Incident date: 2016-03-30
NAICS industry code: 423510

An employee was setting up a lift with a beam clamp on a beam with a chain attached. The clamp had a hammerlock that connected the chain and beam lock. The employee's left index finger was between the chain and hammerlock when he hoisted the load. His left index finger was pinched and amputated between the hammerlock and chain when the chain tightened.

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