Incident date: 2018-05-09
NAICS industry code: 333132

An employee was manually flipping an 18" by 30" cross head guide that weighed 150 pounds when the part landed on his right hand, crushing his ring and pinky fingers. His pinky finger required stitches and his ring finger was amputated to the first joint.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
code_source: title: Machine, tool, and electric parts, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high