Incident date: 2018-09-12
NAICS industry code: 811213

Employees were using a machine to remove a phone pole on the street. After the pole was pulled from the ground, an employee's left middle finger was crushed between the pole and the concrete. The fingertip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Utility and telephone poles
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high