Incident date: 2016-08-03
NAICS industry code: 333132

An employee was positioning an air tank for installation using an overhead crane when his thumb was pinned between the frame and the tank's mounting leg. The distal tip of his left thumb was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high