Incident date: 2019-11-11
NAICS industry code: 325211

An employee was cleaning a clogged box tipper screen that weighed 45 pounds. As the employee removed the broom handle that held the screen up, the raised screen fell and crushed the employee's left middle finger. The fingertip was medically amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high