Incident date: 2024-10-07
NAICS industry code: 493110

An employee was standing on a second shelf and using a reach stick to pull product from a top shelf, while using their left hand to support themselves on a cross beam. As the employee was stepping down, their ring became caught on the supporting bar and they sustained a severe laceration to their index finger. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against stationary object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Shelves, shelving, racks
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate