Incident date: 2024-10-21
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was descending an A-frame ladder. He lost his balance and grabbed an exposed lightweight metal wall stud, which caused a severe laceration to his right middle finger as well as a tendon rupture. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against stationary object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Structural elements  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate