Incident date: 2023-07-24
NAICS industry code: 339999

An employee was moving an injection mold with an overhead crane. The mold began swinging and the employee tried to steady the mold by grabbing it with both hands. The swinging mold struck against the mold setting and pinched the employee's finger. The employee sustained an amputation of the left ring fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high