Incident date: 2023-11-09
NAICS industry code: 238190

An employee was taking down the mast of a light. While the employee was cranking down the mast, the cables got twisted. The employee reached to guide the cables and the mast released causing the cables to tighten. The employee's fingers were caught between a cable and the spool and three fingers were amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Lamp posts, street lights
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high