Incident date: 2020-12-22
NAICS industry code: 484122

An employee was moving a test plug on the bed of a truck. The employee's right ring and middle fingers were caught between the plug and the truck bed; the right fingertip was smashed and the middle fingertip was amputated. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Parts and materials, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high