Incident date: 2022-02-27
NAICS industry code: 321113

An employee was climbing onto the outfeed roll case of a band mill. His left hand was on a 4-inch square tubing support beam as he stepped onto a bottom rail of the handrail. The handrail was attached to a set of steps, which tilted up. His left ring finger was smashed between the handrail and the square tubing. His fingertip was amputated.

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