Incident date: 2016-12-10
NAICS industry code: 311615

An employee was walking near two chillers and attempted to step over some standing water on the ground when he lost his balance. He went to reach for a pole or bar, but instead his left hand fell into a chain and sprocket assembly, amputating his left middle and index fingers. He was hospitalized and had surgery. The chillers were guarded at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Floor, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high