Incident date: 2023-03-02
NAICS industry code: 331511

On March 2, 2023, an employee was using a hoist to lower a 700-pound casting onto a work surface. The employee's left hand was on the work surface when the casting lowered onto their thumb, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Overhead hoists, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high