Incident date: 2021-01-26
NAICS industry code: 333923

An employee was removing steel plates from a parts rack. The lower of two steel plates shifted as it was removed from the rack; the employee's right middle finger was caught in openings in the two plates and the fingertip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Metal plates, metal panels
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high