Incident date: 2018-08-23
NAICS industry code: 238910

An employee was helping remove a raised elevator basket when a chunk of debris fell from the basket to the ground, 70 feet below. The debris bounced off the ground and struck the employee's hand, causing an amputation to his ring and little fingers at the second knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Construction debris
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high