Incident date: 2021-05-24
NAICS industry code: 711310

A piece of duct fell from a duct jack approximately five feet. The injured employee attempted to catch the falling piece of duct and crushed his fingertip between the duct and a nearby support steel frame resulting in a partial fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high