Incident date: 2021-03-23
NAICS industry code: 712190

The injured employee was lifting a manhole cover with another crew member when it slipped off the lifting hook. The injured employee's left index finger was caught under the manhole cover and the fingertip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Manhole and cistern covers
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high