Incident date: 2020-10-09
NAICS industry code: 423320

An employee was standing in front of a slab of quartz that was being moved by a forklift. The slab of quartz fell from the forklift and the employee attempted to stop the slab from falling. The slab struck his hand and amputated four fingers.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Stone, marble, granite slabs
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high