Incident date: 2016-08-31
NAICS industry code: 519190

On or about August 31, 2016, an employee working in KC-3 maneuvered a floor tile. The floor tile slipped and contacted the employees fingertip between the edge of the tile and the floor opening. The employee suffered a partial amputation of the right middle finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
code_source: title: Ceramic or stone tiles-drain, roof, multipurpose
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high