Incident date: 2022-08-03
NAICS industry code: 335991

Two employees were lowering a large, round carbon part (weighing about 75 pounds) from a lathe using an engine lift and strap. They stopped lowering it about 6 inches from the floor. The part then slipped from the strap and trapped one employee's little finger against the floor. The corner of the part amputated the employee's fingertip.

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