Incident date: 2022-07-19
NAICS industry code: 334513

An employee was loading a rail onto a measuring table. The bottom of the rail caught on the table, causing the end that was already on the table to slide off and fall about 5 inches. The employee's left ring finger was caught between the rail and the table and partially amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Rails-unattached metal
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high