Incident date: 2018-09-13
NAICS industry code: 531110

An employee was using a hand truck to move a sofa down a staircase when the employee's finger was caught between the hand rail and hand truck component, resulting in a right index fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
code_source: title: Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high