Incident date: 2024-10-29
NAICS industry code: 237130

Two employees were setting a cement manhole cover when it slipped and caught one employee's right hand. The employee sustained a right middle fingertip amputation that required medical amputation and loss of bone.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object dropped by person
code_source: title: Manhole and cistern covers
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high