Incident date: 2023-10-05
NAICS industry code: 327390

On October 5, 2023, an employee's fingers were in the holes of a concrete planter. When air was applied to the planter to release the plug, the planter dropped. The employee's left and right index fingertips were caught between the concrete planter and the plug and were amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high