Incident date: 2019-01-17
NAICS industry code: 336212

An employee was moving an under-trailer storage box when he tripped on a trailer. He fell backwards and the storage box fell onto him, landing on his left hand. It smashed his left index finger, causing an amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Boxes, crates, cartons
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high