Incident date: 2024-11-25
NAICS industry code: 335999

An employee was installing a 62-pound insert into a mold on the toolroom table. The insert got stuck when the employee pushed it into position. The employee tapped on it with a mallet and the insert fell onto his left index and middle fingers. Both fingers were fractured and severely lacerated. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Dies, molds, patterns
code_nature: title: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate