Incident date: 2021-10-13
NAICS industry code: 321918

An employee was attempting to retrieve a granite slab that was stacked behind multiple other slabs. One of the wedges the employee used to create a gap between the slabs fell and his left index finger was pinched between the slabs. The employee suffered an avulsion, which required surgical amputation of the fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Stone, marble, granite slabs
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high