Incident date: 2020-12-15
NAICS industry code: 921190

An employee was cutting metal electrical conduit with a pocket knife. The knife fell, severing the employee's right index finger at the first joint, above the nail.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
code_source: title: Box cutters and razor knives
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high