Incident date: 2022-07-09
NAICS industry code: 332114

Employees were lifting a panel, about 29 feet by 36 inches by 3 inches, to check and verify it before moving to the next section of the panel bending process. One employee's right little finger was caught between the panel and part of the stationary equipment (an angle iron mount for an air cleaner). The finger was amputated above the third knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Metal plates, metal panels
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high