Incident date: 2024-06-12
NAICS industry code: 238910

On June 12, 2024, an employee was performing demolition work at a construction site and was removing large stone debris. The employee was standing close to a skid steer that had an elevated load. As the employee cleared debris from below the elevated load, a concrete slab fell onto the employee's thumb resulting in amputation at the first knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Plates, slabs  concrete and stone
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Thumb(s)
severity: high