Incident date: 2017-11-15
NAICS industry code: 311919

An employee was emptying a 55-gallon drum when it fell on his left hand, causing an amputation to his middle finger that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Barrels, drums-except pressurized
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high