Incident date: 2018-03-06
NAICS industry code: 325311

An employee was part of a crew rigging a vertical tank to be lifted by a crane. His gloved right hand was holding a 1.5-inch wire rope choker (sling) when it slipped and his right pinky finger was impacted by a nearby pipe barrier. His finger broke and was lacerated above the first joint, resulting in an amputation above the first joint.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Nonclassifiable
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high