Incident date: 2022-04-19
NAICS industry code: 333912

An employee was unloading a cylinder supply trailer. The base of the 160-pound gas cylinder was sliding across the trailer floor. The employee tried to stop it and their finger got caught between the base and a cradle stand for the cylinders, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Containers-pressurized, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high