Incident date: 2023-01-20
NAICS industry code: 213112

On January 20, 2023, an employee delivered a drum to a customer's location, put it on a drum stand, and began adjusting it by sliding it a few inches on the stand. As the drum slid, it pinched the employee's left ring finger against the drum stand frame, causing the fingertip to be amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Barrels, drums-except pressurized
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high