Incident date: 2022-10-07
NAICS industry code: 622110

An employee was trying to remove a manhole cover on a wastewater pit. The cover slipped off a pry bar and caught the employee's finger against the edge of its recess. The employee's fingertip was amputated at the first knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
code_source: title: Manhole and cistern covers
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high