Incident date: 2023-10-13
NAICS industry code: 236116

Employee 1 was operating a telehandler that was carrying a crate of glass weighing in excess of 3,000 pounds. The crate began to slip. Employee 2 was nearby and reached to stop the crate from falling, but the crate fell and amputated the fourth finger of their left hand.

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: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high