Incident date: 2023-04-18
NAICS industry code: 336390

An employee was removing clamps from parts that had been welded when a clamp fell onto the employee's left thumb. They sustained a partial amputation to the left thumb that required surgery to reattach.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Vises, clamps
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high