Incident date: 2024-02-19
NAICS industry code: 611310

An employee was assisting a student athlete with weight lifting when a dumbbell slipped from the athlete's hand. The employee attempted to stop the dumbbell from falling and it crushed their finger, resulting in medical amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object dropped by person
code_source: title: Gymnasium and exercise equipment
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high