Incident date: 2018-06-15
NAICS industry code: 327390

An employee was setting forms for a concrete pour. A steel plate that shortens the form was askew in the track and did not seat properly. The employee began to wiggle the plate to get it in place when it released and pinched his left ring finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Structural elements, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high