Incident date: 2018-04-18
NAICS industry code: 238220

At around 3:30 PM, an employee was using a tool to pry open a manhole to clear the main drain line when the tool slipped while his thumb was in the manhole. The manhole lid then came down on his left thumb and severed it above the knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
code_source: title: Manhole and cistern covers
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high