Incident date: 2024-08-07
NAICS industry code: 423130

At about 1:25 p.m. on August 7, 2024, a temporary employee was operating a foam ring cutter when its pin broke, causing the head to fall and hit his left hand. He suffered a partial amputation to the ring finger, as well as a laceration and nail damage to the middle finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by propelled, falling, or suspended object  unspecified
code_source: title: Parts and materials  unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high