Incident date: 2023-11-10
NAICS industry code: 236210

During coring work, an employee was pulling fiberglass grating out of the way to lift the coring tool from the pit. His left middle finger slipped through the grating and was crushed between two pieces of grating. The employee sustained a severe laceration and a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Grates
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high