Incident date: 2023-08-24
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was assembling a 3-part composite power pole that was approximately 60 feet in length. As the employee went to align the sections, his right middle finger was amputated at the middle knuckle in the bolt hole.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Utility and telephone poles
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high