Incident date: 2019-12-12
NAICS industry code: 332111

An employee was placing a 425-pound turbine disk into a crate for shipment. While attempting to position the turbine disk, the employee's right middle finger was caught in between a 2x4 inside the crate and the turbine disk. When the employee attempted to pull out the right middle finger, the right distal phalangeal tip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high