Incident date: 2023-09-29
NAICS industry code: 488320

An employee was inspecting flat racks. After placing a flat rack with the end wall up, the employee went to secure it in place with a locking bolt. As he pushed the locking bolt in, his right little fingertip was crushed in the latch and amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high