Incident date: 2023-08-03
NAICS industry code: 424490

An employee was moving a 50-pound CO2 cylinder from a pallet when he lost his grip and the cylinder fell onto his left big toe. The tip of the toe required surgical partial amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
code_source: title: Containers-pressurized, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Toes(s), toenail(s)
severity: high