Incident date: 2025-07-22
NAICS industry code: 335999

An employee was using an industrial magnet to lift and maneuver a weldment. While the frame was being set down on the welding table, the magnet disengaged prematurely; the frame fell and crushed the employee's left ring and middle fingers. The employee underwent medical amputations to the middle finger (at the first knuckle) and the ring finger (just past the second knuckle).

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Metal building materials  unspecified form
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high