Incident date: 2020-06-24
NAICS industry code: 325510

An employee was removing an open-head drum from a skid. When he removed it, he rolled it on the floor. His finger got caught between the drum he was moving and another drum that was stationary. The employee's right ring finger was amputated between the two drums.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
code_source: title: Barrels, drums-except pressurized
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high