Incident date: 2025-05-08
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was standing on a ladder, using a chipping hammer to remove a concrete masonry unit block wall from around ductwork. Below the block he was removing, a steel lintel above a door became loose. As he was steadying the lintel, a concrete block fell onto his left middle finger. The fingertip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Structural blocks  stone and masonry
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: moderate