Incident date: 2020-08-21
NAICS industry code: 423510

An employee was preparing steel flats to be loaded using an overhead crane and a hook. He lifted the material about 4 inches up and attempted to put a block under the material with his right hand. The material slipped off the hook and came down on his right hand, crushing and amputating the index finger below the second knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Structural metal materials, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high