Incident date: 2022-09-01
NAICS industry code: 336510

An employee was removing a brake beam wear liner on a railcar using a hydraulic C-clamp. The liner popped out of the clamp and impacted the employee's right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high