Incident date: 2024-06-18
NAICS industry code: 442210

An employee was helping customers load 36x72 tile from a cart into their truck. The cart became unbalanced and fell. The tile fell off the cart and the employee tried to catch it. His right hand was pinched between the tile and the pavement, resulting in the amputation of his middle fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Tiles  ceramic, stone, glass
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high