Incident date: 2023-10-16
NAICS industry code: 332999

An employee was transferring welded steel base assemblies from a hydraulic cart and positioning them onto a wooden pallet on the floor. The employee's hand was pinched between the part being transferred and a part that was already on the pallet. The employee sustained amputation of the left little finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Parts and materials, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high