Incident date: 2015-03-08
NAICS industry code: 447110

An employee was replacing an overhead door recoil cable when the cable tightened and pressed his thumb against the overhead door track.  His left thumb was amputated at the tip of the bone.

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