Incident date: 2022-08-09
NAICS industry code: 561990

Employees were removing the lid of an access hatch from the top of a clearwell tank. The hatch lid (weighing 75-100 lbs.) slipped and landed on an employee's left middle finger, pinning it against the concrete lip of the hatch. The employee's finger was partially amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Container caps, lids, covers
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high