Incident date: 2025-07-01
NAICS industry code: 331221

While deconstructing row units outside on the southwest corner lot of the property, two employees were removing steel shanks from the assembly. After the retaining pin was removed, the shank dropped. An employee s right index fingertip was caught between the steel shank and the row unit, resulting in a degloving injury. The employee required surgery and their fingertip was partially amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object  unspecified
code_source: title: Metal building materials  unspecified form
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high