Incident date: 2015-10-21
NAICS industry code: 336611

An employee was lifting a 70 lb. section of metal duct that needed to be welded to a ship bulkhead that was under construction. The metal duct slipped from the employee's hands and his left index finger was pinched between the metal duct and an I-beam flange. The employee's left index finger was amputated by the emergency room doctor.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
code_source: title: Ducts
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high