Incident date: 2023-10-26
NAICS industry code: 238110

An employee was directing employees who were forking a 20-foot formwork wall. His hand was on top of a rebar cap that was protecting the wall dowels when a swivel-type support plate fell down directly onto his left thumb. The thumb tip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high