Incident date: 2022-11-10
NAICS industry code: 238190

An employee was using a 2-by-4 to loosen deck post shores to strip a wooden deck. After striking a post, the employee pulled back, causing him to strike his hand against a metal column behind him. The employee sustained a crush injury to the right ring fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Structural elements, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: moderate