Incident date: 2024-04-27
NAICS industry code: 445110

An employee was retrieving supplies from a cabinet while standing on a step stool. The ring on their middle finger was caught on the shelving as the employee descended the step stool, resulting in a finger avulsion.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against stationary object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Shelves, shelving, racks
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate