Incident date: 2020-09-16
NAICS industry code: 238120

An employee was helping install steel bar joists on steel beams as the joists were lifted into place. A joist hung up, then swung as the employee pried it loose. His right hand was caught between the joist and other steel members and the tip of his little finger was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high