Incident date: 2019-09-03
NAICS industry code: 326211

An employee was rolling a 600-pound spool of rubber into position when the spool shifted and the employee's left pinky finger was caught between the spool and an I-beam causing a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
code_source: title: Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high