Incident date: 2015-11-09
NAICS industry code: 333511

An employee was setting up steel plates (each approximately 300 pounds) on a mold cart.  Two plates were set up vertically on the cart. One tipped, knocking the other over while the employee was holding the plate.  His right middle fingertip was crushed between the 300-pound steel plate and mold cart.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Metal plates, metal panels
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high