Incident date: 2022-04-30
NAICS industry code: 321991

An employee was using a step stool to reach an item on a shelf. The employee grabbed the shelf with their left hand and the item with their right hand. The step stool slid out from under the employee and their wedding band got caught on the shelf. The employee's ring finger was degloved and had to be medically amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Shelves, shelving
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high