Incident date: 2022-10-05
NAICS industry code: 238150

Two employees were on a two-point suspension scaffold outside a building, installing windows. One of them was holding a window on its jamb as it was slid into place to connect it to another. His right middle finger was caught between the two windows and amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Windows, openings
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high