Incident date: 2024-04-27
NAICS industry code: 444110

An employee was manually operating the garden center's perimeter garden gate when his right index finger became caught in the fence. The employee was hospitalized and the top portion of his right index finger was amputated. Further surgery will be required.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Fences
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high