Incident date: 2020-06-29
NAICS industry code: 238320

Two employees were attempting to dislodge two steel carts that had become entangled when a cart shifted on its base, coming into contact with the injured employee's right pinky finger. As a result, the employee's right pinky fingertip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high