Incident date: 2020-07-02
NAICS industry code: 441320

An employee was handling a wheel at the inspection station. While turning the wheel over onto the table, the flange of the wheel landed on the employee's left index finger causing an avulsion to the distal phalanx that resulted in a surgical amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Wheels, tire rims
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high