Incident date: 2017-12-27
NAICS industry code: 423910

Two employees were pulling slate pieces (weighing 150 to 225 pounds) from a shipping crate that was stacked on another crate. The employees removed the side of the crate to remove the slate pieces. As they were removing a piece, it shifted and pinched the injured employee's left middle finger, amputating half an inch of the fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Stone, marble, granite slabs
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high