Incident date: 2023-10-10
NAICS industry code: 332999

An employee was assisting a hoist operator and guiding a plate down onto a pallet. While the plate was rested onto the pallet and released from the rigging, it shifted, pinching the employee's middle fingertip between the floor and the plate. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Metal plates, metal panels
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high