Incident date: 2018-05-21
NAICS industry code: 532412

An employee was helping to break down an 80-ton crane that was lowering a weight onto a trailer. He was guiding the weight when the load shifted, catching his hand between the rigging hooks and the counterweight. His right index finger was partially amputated.

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