Incident date: 2017-11-17
NAICS industry code: 333120

On November 17, 2017, at approximately 1:30 p.m., an employee was moving a piece of steel that was suspended using a magnet when the magnet disengaged. The steel then fell on the employee's left hand, amputating two to three fingers.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Parts and materials, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high