Incident date: 2024-02-06
NAICS industry code: 332613

An employee was lifting a vehicle leaf spring to position it on the press table. A bolt to hold it in position did not line up correctly and as the employee attempted to adjust it, the leaf spring fell on both of the employee's hands resulting in amputation of both index fingertips.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Axles, suspensions
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high