Incident date: 2017-10-09
NAICS industry code: 238290

An employee was lifting a steel joist with two coworkers when the coworkers on the other end of the joist let their end go. The employee's right index finger was smashed under the joist, amputating it halfway below the nail.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person
code_source: title: Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high