Incident date: 2018-04-24
NAICS industry code: 332117

An employee was installing a 215-pound toggle into a crushing machine when the toggle slipped and fell onto his left ring finger, catching it between the toggle and the machine frame. His finger suffered an avulsion that led to a surgical amputation of his fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Parts and materials, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high