Incident date: 2025-03-24
NAICS industry code: 311615

On March 24, 2025, an employee was clearing a backed-up drain. As he was removing one of two fiberglass grates from the clogged drain, the grate slipped and fell, causing his right index finger to be crushed between the two grates. His right distal index finger was fractured and lacerated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object dropped by person
code_source: title: Panels, sheets, plates  metal
code_nature: title: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate