Incident date: 2015-02-04
NAICS industry code: 333912

An employee was taking the bolts out of an 8-inch flange when the 40 lb. flange fell 1 inch onto his left pointer finger, resulting in a laceration. The finger had to be amputated at the knuckle at York Hospital.

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