Incident date: 2017-07-26
NAICS industry code: 221118

On July 26, 2017, an employee was using a pry bar to lift a manhole cover when the pry bar slipped and the cover landed on his left hand, amputating the ring finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
code_source: title: Manhole and cistern covers
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high