Incident date: 2023-01-23
NAICS industry code: 336390

An employee was preparing to move a plate weighing 200-300 pounds to put on an O-Ring. While turning over the plate, it started to slip and fell out of the employee's grasp. Their right middle fingertip was caught and amputated between the plate and the workbench.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
code_source: title: Metal plates, metal panels
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high