Incident date: 2015-07-29
NAICS industry code: 484122

An employee was helping the lead repairman remove the fan drive from a truck. Both were using a long handle torque wrench. The employee was assisting for leverage. The lead repairman was pushing down the wrench and the employee's right hand was in the way. The employee had 3/4 inch of the tip of his right hand ring finger amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
code_source: title: Wrenches-nonpowered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high