Incident date: 2019-09-25
NAICS industry code: 333318

An employee was using an overhead crane to lift a 1,000-plus-pound roll (in a cardboard box, with a piece of wood blocking the center of the roll). As the roll was being lifted, it shifted and started to fall. The end of the roll struck the employee's left middle finger, causing a soft tissue amputation to the fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Boxes, crates, cartons
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high