Incident date: 2015-12-07
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee's ring fingertip was amputated when the hinge on a used electrical panel failed, allowing the lid to slam down on his finger.

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