Incident date: 2018-02-08
NAICS industry code: 811219

On February 8, 2018, an employee was removing operating room lights from spindles and replacing them. As he reached up to grab one, the knuckle where the light bends snapped on his left index finger, resulting in a partial amputation below the second knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Medical machinery and equipment, except x-ray
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high