Incident date: 2024-09-08
NAICS industry code: 321113

An employee was attempting to remove a center sleeve from a clutch with a hammer. The hammer struck their left thumb while loosening a bearing. The thumb was fractured and lacerated above the knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by object held or wielded by person
code_source: title: Other hammers, mallets
code_nature: title: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
code_body: title: Thumb(s)
severity: moderate