Incident date: 2015-09-14
NAICS industry code: 238140

Employees were erecting a sidewalk shed  and lost control of an upright as it was lifted.  The upright fell onto the hand of an employee who was standing nearby.  One finger was amputated and another was crushed.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person
code_source: title: Building materials-solid elements, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high