Incident date: 2018-05-08
NAICS industry code: 441320

Two employees had removed a 50-pound plate from a machine and were preparing to put it back on. An employee lost their grip on the plate, it slipped and caught their finger between the plate and the machine resulting in amputation of the fingertip from the third digit on the left hand.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high