Incident date: 2023-10-23
NAICS industry code: 332812

An employee was re-installing a safety rail on a mezzanine. As the employee pushed down on the safety rail, his left ring finger was caught in the locking joint, amputating the left ring fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Handrails, banisters
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high