Incident date: 2015-09-08
NAICS industry code: 332996

An employee was removing a sleeve that goes around a bar weighing approximately 50 to 100 pounds. The sleeve was secured with four bolts; three were partially removed and one was removed completely. As he turned the sleeve, his left ring finger got caught between the sleeve and bar, causing a partial amputation.

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