Incident date: 2015-05-20
NAICS industry code: 423510

An employee was attempting to separate two 3/8" carbon plates using a plate hook. The plate hook became caught and the employee's finger was caught with a block while attempting to move the plate hook. His finger was amputated above the last knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Bricks, blocks, structural stone, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high