Incident date: 2023-08-19
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was performing scaffolding work when a piece of rebar fell from above and struck his right hand as it was resting on the scaffolding rosette. The employee's right little finger was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high