Incident date: 2018-10-04
NAICS industry code: 561311

An employee was handling steel beams while installing a rack. Two of the beams struck each other, crushing his left middle finger between them. The fingertip was amputated, including part of the nail bed.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Beams-unattached metal
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high