Incident date: 2023-08-07
NAICS industry code: 237310

A steel floor beam was being installed; an excavator was being used to adjust it and set it in position. As the beam was brought into position, it pinched an employee's left little finger. The employee underwent a medical amputation to the finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Excavating machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high