Incident date: 2021-03-03
NAICS industry code: 333120

An employee was removing a track bolt on a crane using a pry bar and a wrench. As he loosened the wrench, the pry bar slipped, causing the chain to fall and pinch the employee's left thumb between the chain and the bolt. The employee sustained an amputation to the left thumb tip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Crowbars
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high