Incident date: 2021-08-19
NAICS industry code: 332312

Employees were sliding a 12-foot steel column when one employee's right hand was caught between the column and a metal plumbing sleeve. The employee's little fingertip was amputated at the first knuckle.

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