Incident date: 2019-07-12
NAICS industry code: 561990

An employee was mounting a tire to a rim when the tire and rim assembly fell over. The employee attempted to protect the rim and his finger was caught between the rim and the floor resulting in an amputation of the left middle fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Wheels, tire rims
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high