Incident date: 2018-04-23
NAICS industry code: 336413

An employee was assembling a metal cabinet while standing on a 36" platform. When he dismounted from the platform, his wedding ring became caught on a bolt or other fitting on the cabinet, which removed the skin from his left ring finger. His finger had to be medically amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Cabinets, cases-display, storage
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high