Incident date: 2022-04-14
NAICS industry code: 111421

On April 14, 2022, an employee was using a handheld grinding wheel to cut hinges off a metal cage. He was holding the cage's lid up with one hand. After he cut through the hinges, the lid fell and amputated his right little finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Container caps, lids, covers
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high