Incident date: 2024-09-05
NAICS industry code: 212399

An employee was troubleshooting a cantilever sliding gate that was not functioning. He placed his hand down toward the ground to stand up and his right index finger was caught in a pinch point between the frame and guide roller of the gate. The employee sustained a crush injury to the finger that resulted in a fingertip amputation to the nail bed.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact incidents  unspecified
code_source: title: Gates
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high