Incident date: 2022-09-08
NAICS industry code: 924120

An employee was walking up the main stairwell while carrying a 12-volt battery. The employee tripped and broke his fall with his left hand, and the battery landed on his left middle finger, resulting in an amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
code_source: title: Stairs, steps-indoors
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high