Incident date: 2020-08-28
NAICS industry code: 336213

An employee was lifting a steel I-beam to be placed on a table when the I-beam slipped. The employee attempted to grab the I-beam and it fell on his index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
code_source: title: Beams-unattached metal
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high