Incident date: 2015-02-26
NAICS industry code: 493110

On February 26, 2015, an employee amputated a portion of his right middle finger to the first knuckle while arranging 600- to 800-pound I-beams by hand so the load could be picked up with the forklift.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Beams-unattached metal
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high