Incident date: 2016-03-23
NAICS industry code: 621340

An employee was opening/unfolding a wheelchair by pressing down on the sides of the seat when her finger went between the base and bracket of the wheelchair. When she pulled her finger out, her fingertip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Wheelchairs-nonpowered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high