Incident date: 2017-06-13
NAICS industry code: 237990

An employee was using a 3-foot pry bar to lift a 3/8-inch piece of sheet of metal to remove the 3/4-inch wooden support blocks from underneath. The 3-foot pry bar slipped while the employee was removing the 3/4-inch wooden block, allowing the sheet metal to drop onto and amputate the employee's left index fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
code_source: title: Sheet metal
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high