Incident date: 2024-01-22
NAICS industry code: 332618

Employees were removing a full stand of wire spooling and replacing it with an empty stand. As the injured employee was installing the retaining cap on top of the empty spool, it fell and amputated his right ring fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Caps, lids, covers  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high