Incident date: 2023-11-24
NAICS industry code: 238910

On 11/24/2023, an employee was removing an interlocking pin that was holding two jersey barriers together. His right middle finger got caught between the two barriers resulting in an amputation and closed fracture to the finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Concrete parking blocks and barriers
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high