Abstract: At approximately 2:15 p.m. on August 2, 2000, Employee #1 was climbing down the shelf of a storage rack located inside a Safety-Kleen Corporation warehouse. The left ring finger of the employee was amputated after his ring was caught on a metal bin. The employee was climbing down the shelf of a storage rack without a ladder or a stairway. Employee #1 had his left hand on top of a bin for balancing and his right hand on a shelf while getting off the storage rack. The shelf was 42 inches wide and located 60 inches from the floor. According to the employer, Employee #1's ring was caught in some metal wire projection on the steel bin and the employee severely lacerated the finger while climbing down. Employee #1 was hospitalized and his finger was amputated.