Incident date: 2021-03-19
NAICS industry code: 326299

An employee was operating an electrical chain hoist. As he was engaging the hoist to lift, using the pendant with his right hand and holding the hook with his left, his left index fingertip was caught between two contact points. As the chain went in, the tension amputated the fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Material and personnel hoists
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high