Incident date: 2015-01-20
NAICS industry code: 332312

On or about January 20, 2015, at approximately 3:10 PM, an employee suffered an amputation of the left-hand ring finger, just above the first knuckle. The employee was attempting to stop heavy gauge from falling off the top of a cart.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Parts and materials, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high