Incident date: 2017-10-04
NAICS industry code: 221122

An employee was helping to move an axle from one tripper line to another using a chain fall when the axle flipped and caught the employee's left hand between it and the rail, amputating the thumb.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Parts and materials, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high