Incident date: 2021-03-17
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was oiling a boom hoist cable on a crane. His left hand was caught between the top of the sheave and under the keeper that was guiding the boom hoist cable. Four fingers on the hand were amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Cranes, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high