Incident date: 2017-10-24
NAICS industry code: 221122

An employee was setting an electrical pole into the ground. As the pole was being raised, the choker on the pole slipped, catching the employee's third left finger in a pinch point. The distal portion of his finger was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Ropes, ties, chains, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high