Incident date: 2015-07-14
NAICS industry code: 334413

An employee was cleaning the floor around a machine when an unsecured piece of plexiglass (36 in by 36 in) fell about 36 inches from a ledge and landed on the employee's right thumb. The finger was amputated and required 28 stitches to repair.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Glass building materials
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high