Incident date: 2021-04-29
NAICS industry code: 327390

An employee was assisting a co-worker in opening a precast concrete form so that the outer shell could be removed from the form when his left hand became caught between the form and the shell. The employee suffered a crushed fingertip, causing a fracture of the distal phalange, and partial amputation of the middle fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Structural elements, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high