Incident date: 2019-06-24
NAICS industry code: 336211

On June 24, 2019, at 1:20 p.m., an employee and coworker were attempting to install a transverse compartment box weighing approximately 60 pounds in the back of a cab when the box slipped out of the employee's hand. The employee's left index finger was then pinched between the box and the wall of the cab, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
code_source: title: Boxes, crates, cartons
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high