Incident date: 2022-11-16
NAICS industry code: 327331

An employee was repositioning slabs of brick on a conveyor after noticing they were coming out of the pusher area sideways. While adjusting the slabs, a slab of bricks fell onto the employee's right index finger, resulting in amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Bricks and pavers
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high