Incident date: 2022-03-11
NAICS industry code: 811310

An employee was removing a pair of rare earth magnets for maintenance. The magnets got close to each other and came together, amputating the tip of his right thumb between them.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high