Incident date: 2023-12-06
NAICS industry code: 311520

An employee was working from a platform ladder, spraying a tank with water to clean it. The employee slipped; as she tried to steady herself, her right middle finger was caught in a pinch point. The fingertip was amputated and she was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Slip without fall, unspecified
code_source: title: Movable ladders, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high