Incident date: 2025-02-17
NAICS industry code: 333921

The injured employee was part of a crew that was replacing an old elevator. The injured employee and a co-worker used a drywall dolly to take the old elevator base platform to a dumpster. When they were putting the base platform in the dumpster, it slipped and pinned the injured employee s finger against the dumpster. The employee sustained a severe laceration and required surgery for a tendon in his left index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by object handled by person  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Construction debris
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate