Incident date: 2023-05-04
NAICS industry code: 325211

An employee was working on a mold on a work bench. They attached an angle plate to stabilize the mold and started to hoist the mold to move it to the floor. The employee was holding onto the angle plate with their left hand when the bolt that was holding the mold failed, causing the angle plate to fall onto the employee's left little finger. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.

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