Incident date: 2025-05-08
NAICS industry code: 237120

An employee was using a fixed ladder to access a gas meter located on the roof of a customer facility. While climbing, the ladder partially detached after an anchor came loose, causing the ladder to shift and pinch the employee's left hand against the building. The employee was hospitalized with an open tuft fracture and subsequent partial amputation to the distal ring finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Fixed ladder or fire escape
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high