Incident date: 2022-01-28
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was attempting to stop a ladder from swinging when his thumb was caught between the ladder and the wire rope securing the ladder, resulting in an amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high