Incident date: 2022-06-17
NAICS industry code: 423390

An employee was unloading metal studs from a forklift when the stack of studs slid and the employee's right middle finger was caught in a metal knock-out. The employee attempted to pull his finger out and suffered a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Fasteners, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high