Incident date: 2021-10-07
NAICS industry code: 327991

An employee was delivering a countertop slab. The employee tried to stop the swing of the slab when the inertia of the swing caused the tip of the employee's left thumb to be caught between the slab and the wood frame that the slab was delivered on, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Counters, counter tops
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high