Incident date: 2020-02-05
NAICS industry code: 237130

On February 5, 2020, at approximately 4:30 PM, an employee was holding a rigging chain that was part of a drill bar set. The load was released, causing the rigging chain to swivel. The chain hook caught and crushed the employee's left middle fingertip, resulting in a medical amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high