Incident date: 2016-12-15
NAICS industry code: 33712

An employee and a coworker were placing a cold case (refrigerator) into a counter when the coworker lost his grip, causing the employee to also lose his grip. The employee's right-hand pinky finger was caught between the cold case and the counter, amputating it at the first knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Refrigerators, freezers, ice makers
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high