Incident date: 2023-01-03
NAICS industry code: 238910

An employee and a co-worker were moving sections of steel beams that were approximately 4 feet long. The co-worker attempted to shift one section of steel while the employee lifted the other side of the beam section. As the co-worker shifted the beam, the employee's left index finger was caught between two steel beam sections, resulting in a laceration and a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Beams-unattached metal
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high