Incident date: 2024-02-05
NAICS industry code: 484121

A mechanic was walking from the parts room to the bay in the shop while carrying a cardboard box of brake shoes weighing approximately 20-30 pounds. He tripped on an air hose that was lying on the ground and fell. The box of brake shoes fell on his fingers, resulting in amputation of the right ring fingertip and a laceration to the middle finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level due to slip or trip
code_source: title: Other constructed surface
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high