Incident date: 2024-07-23
NAICS industry code: 311423

An employee was repairing a manlift because the cables had come off the pulley. He was putting the cable back on the counterweight when both hands became caught in the cable and pulley, resulting in the amputation of the left index finger and the tip of the right ring finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Hoists, lifts  scissor, telescoping
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high