Incident date: 2020-10-30
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was removing a large pin from between two concrete jersey barriers. As one barrier was being lifted, the employee's left index finger was pinched between the metal pin and a U-bolt that was imbedded in the jersey barrier. The employee sustained an amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Concrete parking blocks and barriers
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high