Incident date: 2023-12-19
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was installing a compressor piston. He tripped and fell backward while the piston was in his lap. As he landed, the little finger of his left hand became caught between the piston and compressor piping resulting in a partial amputation of the fingertip. The employee required stitches and the fingertip was reattached.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified
code_source: title: Floor, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high