Incident date: 2019-06-02
NAICS industry code: 335991

Two employees were using a scissor grab to lift a graphite spacer. As they were standing the spacer upright, the grab slipped off, fully extended, and spun, striking one of the employees on the left hand. The tip of the employee's little finger was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high