Incident date: 2021-11-22
NAICS industry code: 236220

On November 22, 2021, at approximately 1:55 PM, an employee was breaking concrete steps using a jackhammer when a piece of concrete gave way under the machine. The jackhammer and the employee were pushed forward due to the momentum. The employee's right ring fingertip was crushed, resulting in amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
code_source: title: Stairs, steps, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high