Incident date: 2017-09-29
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was installing hurricane shutters when a metal reel fell and struck the employee's right hand, crushing the index finger. The finger was surgically amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high