Incident date: 2018-10-18
NAICS industry code: 333415

An employee saw another employee using a power drill with a wobbling drill bit. The employee was attempting to adjust it with his gloved hand on the chuck when the drill turned on. His right middle finger was caught in the rotating chuck, causing a fingertip avulsion.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Drills-stationary
code_nature: title: Avulsions, enucleations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: moderate