Incident date: 2023-08-16
NAICS industry code: 332322

An employee set a seal into a steering gear. When he went to hammer the seal into place, the hammer struck his left ring finger resulting in a fractured fingertip that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Hammers, except sledge-nonpowered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: moderate