Incident date: 2017-09-21
NAICS industry code: 237990

An employee was rigging a steel casing for relocation when the casing slipped, causing the employee to lose balance. The casing hit the ground/wall, and the employee's right hand was caught between the casing and a solid object, amputating the middle and index fingers.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Nonclassifiable
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high