Incident date: 2021-08-31
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee was hanging a ladder on a ladder rack in a trench box when the ladder slipped from their grip and pinched their finger between the ladder and ladder rack. Their left middle fingertip was amputated without bone loss.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high