Incident date: 2020-09-15
NAICS industry code: 561320

A temporary employee was installing a structural steel brace for a cooling tower being erected. An unsupported brace slid off a column and the employee's right index and middle finger were pinched between the two. The employee suffered amputations to both fingers below the knuckles.

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