Incident date: 2015-11-09
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was lifting a manhole cover using a handheld hook. The cover slipped off the hook. The employee tried to catch it and amputated his left middle finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Manhole and cistern covers
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high