Incident date: 2016-11-21
NAICS industry code: 332999

An employee was moving a part (about 12"x18"x1" thick) by hand from a pallet to a work table. His right thumb was inside a hole in the part. As he pulled the part, the hole closed, amputating his right thumb tip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Parts and materials, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high