Incident date: 2021-09-03
NAICS industry code: 327215

An employee was stacking racks for transporting insulated glass units. He was placing the fourth rack on top. It failed to settle onto the pins at first, then fell into place when bumped. It crushed the tip of his right little finger, causing a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Racks-garment and other
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high