Incident date: 2016-01-05
NAICS industry code: 441320

An employee was moving a large air compressor that was in front of the metal recycle bin behind the store. The air compressor moved faster than anticipated and smashed the employee's left ring finger between the compressor and recycle bin. The finger was surgically amputated.

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