Incident date: 2020-05-29
NAICS industry code: 481112

Two employees were moving a cart, one pushing it and the other pulling it. They reached a point where they needed to turn, and as they did the second employee's right little finger was caught between the cart and a metal pole. The finger was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
code_source: title: Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high