Incident date: 2022-05-10
NAICS industry code: 333924

An employee was using a pry bar to place a stringer plate into alignment with the frame when the parts snapped into alignment and the employee's right middle finger and index fingertip were pinched between the parts. The employee's middle finger was lacerated and their index fingertip was partially amputated and fractured.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Parts and materials, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high