Incident date: 2019-11-21
NAICS industry code: 561790

An employee was replacing the front plate of a mechanical barrier when the barrier dropped down onto his arm. The employee's middle finger was amputated and the ring finger was partially amputated.

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